diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
index db90083ed35b..ac2abf4578b9 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
@@ -1465,7 +1465,7 @@ rpcrdma_post_recvs(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt, bool temp)
 	count = 0;
 
 	needed = buf->rb_credits + (buf->rb_bc_srv_max_requests << 1);
-	if (ep->rep_receive_count > needed)
+	if (likely(ep->rep_receive_count > needed))
 		goto out;
 	needed -= ep->rep_receive_count;
 	if (!temp)