diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
index d7dabdfaab8d..728f5f1218c8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
@@ -1772,10 +1772,13 @@ static int rvt_post_one_wr(struct rvt_qp *qp,
 					0);
 		qp->s_next_psn = wqe->lpsn + 1;
 	}
-	if (unlikely(reserved_op))
+	if (unlikely(reserved_op)) {
+		wqe->wr.send_flags |= RVT_SEND_RESERVE_USED;
 		rvt_qp_wqe_reserve(qp, wqe);
-	else
+	} else {
+		wqe->wr.send_flags &= ~RVT_SEND_RESERVE_USED;
 		qp->s_avail--;
+	}
 	trace_rvt_post_one_wr(qp, wqe);
 	smp_wmb(); /* see request builders */
 	qp->s_head = next;
diff --git a/include/rdma/rdmavt_qp.h b/include/rdma/rdmavt_qp.h
index 3cdd9e26e96e..e3bb312a2ffa 100644
--- a/include/rdma/rdmavt_qp.h
+++ b/include/rdma/rdmavt_qp.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define DEF_RDMAVT_INCQP_H
 
 /*
- * Copyright(c) 2016 Intel Corporation.
+ * Copyright(c) 2016, 2017 Intel Corporation.
  *
  * This file is provided under a dual BSD/GPLv2 license.  When using or
  * redistributing this file, you may do so under either license.
@@ -526,7 +526,6 @@ static inline void rvt_qp_wqe_reserve(
 	struct rvt_qp *qp,
 	struct rvt_swqe *wqe)
 {
-	wqe->wr.send_flags |= RVT_SEND_RESERVE_USED;
 	atomic_inc(&qp->s_reserved_used);
 }
 
@@ -550,7 +549,6 @@ static inline void rvt_qp_wqe_unreserve(
 	struct rvt_swqe *wqe)
 {
 	if (unlikely(wqe->wr.send_flags & RVT_SEND_RESERVE_USED)) {
-		wqe->wr.send_flags &= ~RVT_SEND_RESERVE_USED;
 		atomic_dec(&qp->s_reserved_used);
 		/* insure no compiler re-order up to s_last change */
 		smp_mb__after_atomic();