diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/mad.c
index 1c73d8aa4b97..b0d0bc8a6fb6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/mad.c
@@ -1871,6 +1871,7 @@ static void ib_mad_recv_done_handler(struct ib_mad_port_private *port_priv,
 	struct ib_mad_list_head *mad_list;
 	struct ib_mad_agent_private *mad_agent;
 	int port_num;
+	int ret = IB_MAD_RESULT_SUCCESS;
 
 	mad_list = (struct ib_mad_list_head *)(unsigned long)wc->wr_id;
 	qp_info = mad_list->mad_queue->qp_info;
@@ -1954,8 +1955,6 @@ static void ib_mad_recv_done_handler(struct ib_mad_port_private *port_priv,
 local:
 	/* Give driver "right of first refusal" on incoming MAD */
 	if (port_priv->device->process_mad) {
-		int ret;
-
 		ret = port_priv->device->process_mad(port_priv->device, 0,
 						     port_priv->port_num,
 						     wc, &recv->grh,
@@ -1983,7 +1982,8 @@ local:
 		 * or via recv_handler in ib_mad_complete_recv()
 		 */
 		recv = NULL;
-	} else if (generate_unmatched_resp(recv, response)) {
+	} else if ((ret & IB_MAD_RESULT_SUCCESS) &&
+		   generate_unmatched_resp(recv, response)) {
 		agent_send_response(&response->mad.mad, &recv->grh, wc,
 				    port_priv->device, port_num, qp_info->qp->qp_num);
 	}