diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_comp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_comp.c
index 6c5e29db88e3..d46c49b33b13 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_comp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_comp.c
@@ -420,11 +420,12 @@ static void do_complete(struct rxe_qp *qp, struct rxe_send_wqe *wqe)
 	    (wqe->wr.send_flags & IB_SEND_SIGNALED) ||
 	    (qp->req.state == QP_STATE_ERROR)) {
 		make_send_cqe(qp, wqe, &cqe);
+		advance_consumer(qp->sq.queue);
 		rxe_cq_post(qp->scq, &cqe, 0);
+	} else {
+		advance_consumer(qp->sq.queue);
 	}
 
-	advance_consumer(qp->sq.queue);
-
 	/*
 	 * we completed something so let req run again
 	 * if it is trying to fence