diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c
index ffc6fbb4baa5..cc47a039e67d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c
@@ -1878,8 +1878,8 @@ static int rtrs_rdma_connect(struct rdma_cm_id *cm_id,
 	return rtrs_rdma_do_reject(cm_id, -ECONNRESET);
 
 close_and_return_err:
-	close_sess(sess);
 	mutex_unlock(&srv->paths_mutex);
+	close_sess(sess);
 
 	return err;
 }