diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smbdirect.c b/fs/smb/client/smbdirect.c
index 88fefb901c27..01d55bcc6d0f 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smbdirect.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smbdirect.c
@@ -554,6 +554,32 @@ static void send_done(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *wc)
 	log_rdma_send(INFO, "smbdirect_send_io 0x%p completed wc->status=%s\n",
 		request, ib_wc_status_msg(wc->status));
 
+	if (unlikely(!(request->wr.send_flags & IB_SEND_SIGNALED))) {
+		/*
+		 * This happens when smbdirect_send_io is a sibling
+		 * before the final message, it is signaled on
+		 * error anyway, so we need to skip
+		 * smbdirect_connection_free_send_io here,
+		 * otherwise is will destroy the memory
+		 * of the siblings too, which will cause
+		 * use after free problems for the others
+		 * triggered from ib_drain_qp().
+		 */
+		if (wc->status != IB_WC_SUCCESS)
+			goto skip_free;
+
+		/*
+		 * This should not happen!
+		 * But we better just close the
+		 * connection...
+		 */
+		log_rdma_send(ERR,
+			"unexpected send completion wc->status=%s (%d) wc->opcode=%d\n",
+			ib_wc_status_msg(wc->status), wc->status, wc->opcode);
+		smbd_disconnect_rdma_connection(sc);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Free possible siblings and then the main send_io
 	 */
@@ -567,6 +593,7 @@ static void send_done(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *wc)
 	lcredits += 1;
 
 	if (wc->status != IB_WC_SUCCESS || wc->opcode != IB_WC_SEND) {
+skip_free:
 		if (wc->status != IB_WC_WR_FLUSH_ERR)
 			log_rdma_send(ERR, "wc->status=%s wc->opcode=%d\n",
 				ib_wc_status_msg(wc->status), wc->opcode);