diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/driver.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/driver.c
index 6563e4d38b80..d4261163bd25 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/driver.c
@@ -793,8 +793,7 @@ static inline void process_rcv_qp_work(struct hfi1_packet *packet)
 				hfi1_schedule_send(qp);
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->s_lock, flags);
 		}
-		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&qp->refcount))
-			wake_up(&qp->wait);
+		rvt_put_qp(qp);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/mcast.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/mcast.c
index 983d319ac976..05c8c2afb0e3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/mcast.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/mcast.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static struct rvt_mcast_qp *rvt_mcast_qp_alloc(struct rvt_qp *qp)
 		goto bail;
 
 	mqp->qp = qp;
-	atomic_inc(&qp->refcount);
+	rvt_get_qp(qp);
 
 bail:
 	return mqp;
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ static void rvt_mcast_qp_free(struct rvt_mcast_qp *mqp)
 	struct rvt_qp *qp = mqp->qp;
 
 	/* Notify hfi1_destroy_qp() if it is waiting. */
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&qp->refcount))
-		wake_up(&qp->wait);
+	rvt_put_qp(qp);
 
 	kfree(mqp);
 }