diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
index 86542cd759f6..b770a044fb8a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
@@ -2667,11 +2667,8 @@ static int peer_abort_intr(struct c4iw_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	/*
 	 * Wake up any threads in rdma_init() or rdma_fini().
-	 * However, this is not needed if com state is just
-	 * MPA_REQ_SENT
 	 */
-	if (ep->com.state != MPA_REQ_SENT)
-		c4iw_wake_up(&ep->com.wr_wait, -ECONNRESET);
+	c4iw_wake_up(&ep->com.wr_wait, -ECONNRESET);
 	sched(dev, skb);
 	return 0;
 }