diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
index 513a8aac9ccd..1a3c647675a7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
@@ -2209,15 +2209,15 @@ int do_rc_ack(struct rvt_qp *qp, u32 aeth, u32 psn, int opcode,
 		if (qp->s_flags & RVT_S_WAIT_RNR)
 			goto bail_stop;
 		rdi = ib_to_rvt(qp->ibqp.device);
-		if (qp->s_rnr_retry == 0 &&
-		    !((rdi->post_parms[wqe->wr.opcode].flags &
-		      RVT_OPERATION_IGN_RNR_CNT) &&
-		      qp->s_rnr_retry_cnt == 0)) {
-			status = IB_WC_RNR_RETRY_EXC_ERR;
-			goto class_b;
+		if (!(rdi->post_parms[wqe->wr.opcode].flags &
+		       RVT_OPERATION_IGN_RNR_CNT)) {
+			if (qp->s_rnr_retry == 0) {
+				status = IB_WC_RNR_RETRY_EXC_ERR;
+				goto class_b;
+			}
+			if (qp->s_rnr_retry_cnt < 7 && qp->s_rnr_retry_cnt > 0)
+				qp->s_rnr_retry--;
 		}
-		if (qp->s_rnr_retry_cnt < 7 && qp->s_rnr_retry_cnt > 0)
-			qp->s_rnr_retry--;
 
 		/*
 		 * The last valid PSN is the previous PSN. For TID RDMA WRITE