diff --git a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/chip.c b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/chip.c
index a90e6e6699c0..d10ba6732e72 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/chip.c
@@ -6684,11 +6684,17 @@ static void rxe_freeze(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
  */
 static void rxe_kernel_unfreeze(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 {
+	u32 rcvmask;
 	int i;
 
 	/* enable all kernel contexts */
-	for (i = 0; i < dd->n_krcv_queues; i++)
-		hfi1_rcvctrl(dd, HFI1_RCVCTRL_CTXT_ENB, i);
+	for (i = 0; i < dd->n_krcv_queues; i++) {
+		rcvmask = HFI1_RCVCTRL_CTXT_ENB;
+		/* HFI1_RCVCTRL_TAILUPD_[ENB|DIS] needs to be set explicitly */
+		rcvmask |= HFI1_CAP_KGET_MASK(dd->rcd[i]->flags, DMA_RTAIL) ?
+			HFI1_RCVCTRL_TAILUPD_ENB : HFI1_RCVCTRL_TAILUPD_DIS;
+		hfi1_rcvctrl(dd, rcvmask, i);
+	}
 
 	/* enable port */
 	add_rcvctrl(dd, RCV_CTRL_RCV_PORT_ENABLE_SMASK);
@@ -11255,6 +11261,7 @@ void hfi1_rcvctrl(struct hfi1_devdata *dd, unsigned int op, int ctxt)
 		if (dd->rcvhdrtail_dummy_physaddr) {
 			write_kctxt_csr(dd, ctxt, RCV_HDR_TAIL_ADDR,
 					dd->rcvhdrtail_dummy_physaddr);
+			/* Enabling RcvCtxtCtrl.TailUpd is intentional. */
 			rcvctrl |= RCV_CTXT_CTRL_TAIL_UPD_SMASK;
 		}
 
@@ -11266,8 +11273,11 @@ void hfi1_rcvctrl(struct hfi1_devdata *dd, unsigned int op, int ctxt)
 		rcvctrl &= ~RCV_CTXT_CTRL_INTR_AVAIL_SMASK;
 	if (op & HFI1_RCVCTRL_TAILUPD_ENB && rcd->rcvhdrqtailaddr_phys)
 		rcvctrl |= RCV_CTXT_CTRL_TAIL_UPD_SMASK;
-	if (op & HFI1_RCVCTRL_TAILUPD_DIS)
-		rcvctrl &= ~RCV_CTXT_CTRL_TAIL_UPD_SMASK;
+	if (op & HFI1_RCVCTRL_TAILUPD_DIS) {
+		/* See comment on RcvCtxtCtrl.TailUpd above */
+		if (!(op & HFI1_RCVCTRL_CTXT_DIS))
+			rcvctrl &= ~RCV_CTXT_CTRL_TAIL_UPD_SMASK;
+	}
 	if (op & HFI1_RCVCTRL_TIDFLOW_ENB)
 		rcvctrl |= RCV_CTXT_CTRL_TID_FLOW_ENABLE_SMASK;
 	if (op & HFI1_RCVCTRL_TIDFLOW_DIS)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/file_ops.c b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/file_ops.c
index d36588934f99..5c694fac3028 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/file_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/file_ops.c
@@ -771,6 +771,7 @@ static int hfi1_file_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *fp)
 	hfi1_rcvctrl(dd, HFI1_RCVCTRL_CTXT_DIS |
 		     HFI1_RCVCTRL_TIDFLOW_DIS |
 		     HFI1_RCVCTRL_INTRAVAIL_DIS |
+		     HFI1_RCVCTRL_TAILUPD_DIS |
 		     HFI1_RCVCTRL_ONE_PKT_EGR_DIS |
 		     HFI1_RCVCTRL_NO_RHQ_DROP_DIS |
 		     HFI1_RCVCTRL_NO_EGR_DROP_DIS, uctxt->ctxt);
@@ -1156,8 +1157,16 @@ static int user_init(struct file *fp)
 		rcvctrl_ops |= HFI1_RCVCTRL_NO_EGR_DROP_ENB;
 	if (HFI1_CAP_KGET_MASK(uctxt->flags, NODROP_RHQ_FULL))
 		rcvctrl_ops |= HFI1_RCVCTRL_NO_RHQ_DROP_ENB;
+	/*
+	 * The RcvCtxtCtrl.TailUpd bit has to be explicitly written.
+	 * We can't rely on the correct value to be set from prior
+	 * uses of the chip or ctxt. Therefore, add the rcvctrl op
+	 * for both cases.
+	 */
 	if (HFI1_CAP_KGET_MASK(uctxt->flags, DMA_RTAIL))
 		rcvctrl_ops |= HFI1_RCVCTRL_TAILUPD_ENB;
+	else
+		rcvctrl_ops |= HFI1_RCVCTRL_TAILUPD_DIS;
 	hfi1_rcvctrl(uctxt->dd, rcvctrl_ops, uctxt->ctxt);
 
 	/* Notify any waiting slaves */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/init.c b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/init.c
index 2851e90d0cd3..fc3d40a58cf3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/init.c
@@ -589,8 +589,8 @@ static void enable_chip(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 	 * Enable kernel ctxts' receive and receive interrupt.
 	 * Other ctxts done as user opens and initializes them.
 	 */
-	rcvmask = HFI1_RCVCTRL_CTXT_ENB | HFI1_RCVCTRL_INTRAVAIL_ENB;
 	for (i = 0; i < dd->first_user_ctxt; ++i) {
+		rcvmask = HFI1_RCVCTRL_CTXT_ENB | HFI1_RCVCTRL_INTRAVAIL_ENB;
 		rcvmask |= HFI1_CAP_KGET_MASK(dd->rcd[i]->flags, DMA_RTAIL) ?
 			HFI1_RCVCTRL_TAILUPD_ENB : HFI1_RCVCTRL_TAILUPD_DIS;
 		if (!HFI1_CAP_KGET_MASK(dd->rcd[i]->flags, MULTI_PKT_EGR))