diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw.h b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw.h
index 368959ae9a8c..df03d84c6868 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw.h
@@ -644,14 +644,9 @@ static inline struct siw_sqe *orq_get_current(struct siw_qp *qp)
 	return &qp->orq[qp->orq_get % qp->attrs.orq_size];
 }
 
-static inline struct siw_sqe *orq_get_tail(struct siw_qp *qp)
-{
-	return &qp->orq[qp->orq_put % qp->attrs.orq_size];
-}
-
 static inline struct siw_sqe *orq_get_free(struct siw_qp *qp)
 {
-	struct siw_sqe *orq_e = orq_get_tail(qp);
+	struct siw_sqe *orq_e = &qp->orq[qp->orq_put % qp->attrs.orq_size];
 
 	if (READ_ONCE(orq_e->flags) == 0)
 		return orq_e;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_qp_rx.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_qp_rx.c
index 60116f20653c..875ea6f1b04a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_qp_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_qp_rx.c
@@ -1153,11 +1153,12 @@ static int siw_check_tx_fence(struct siw_qp *qp)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&qp->orq_lock, flags);
 
-	rreq = orq_get_current(qp);
-
 	/* free current orq entry */
+	rreq = orq_get_current(qp);
 	WRITE_ONCE(rreq->flags, 0);
 
+	qp->orq_get++;
+
 	if (qp->tx_ctx.orq_fence) {
 		if (unlikely(tx_waiting->wr_status != SIW_WR_QUEUED)) {
 			pr_warn("siw: [QP %u]: fence resume: bad status %d\n",
@@ -1165,10 +1166,12 @@ static int siw_check_tx_fence(struct siw_qp *qp)
 			rv = -EPROTO;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		/* resume SQ processing */
+		/* resume SQ processing, if possible */
 		if (tx_waiting->sqe.opcode == SIW_OP_READ ||
 		    tx_waiting->sqe.opcode == SIW_OP_READ_LOCAL_INV) {
-			rreq = orq_get_tail(qp);
+
+			/* SQ processing was stopped because of a full ORQ */
+			rreq = orq_get_free(qp);
 			if (unlikely(!rreq)) {
 				pr_warn("siw: [QP %u]: no ORQE\n", qp_id(qp));
 				rv = -EPROTO;
@@ -1181,15 +1184,14 @@ static int siw_check_tx_fence(struct siw_qp *qp)
 			resume_tx = 1;
 
 		} else if (siw_orq_empty(qp)) {
+			/*
+			 * SQ processing was stopped by fenced work request.
+			 * Resume since all previous Read's are now completed.
+			 */
 			qp->tx_ctx.orq_fence = 0;
 			resume_tx = 1;
-		} else {
-			pr_warn("siw: [QP %u]: fence resume: orq idx: %d:%d\n",
-				qp_id(qp), qp->orq_get, qp->orq_put);
-			rv = -EPROTO;
 		}
 	}
-	qp->orq_get++;
 out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->orq_lock, flags);