diff --git a/net/rds/ib.c b/net/rds/ib.c
index fc14f637d645..af1ef18b6ff0 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib.c
@@ -346,8 +346,8 @@ static void rds_ib_unregister_client(void)
 void rds_ib_exit(void)
 {
 	rds_info_deregister_func(RDS_INFO_IB_CONNECTIONS, rds_ib_ic_info);
-	rds_ib_destroy_nodev_conns();
 	rds_ib_unregister_client();
+	rds_ib_destroy_nodev_conns();
 	rds_ib_sysctl_exit();
 	rds_ib_recv_exit();
 	rds_trans_unregister(&rds_ib_transport);
diff --git a/net/rds/ib.h b/net/rds/ib.h
index 6265ada08959..e9f9ddf440ca 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib.h
+++ b/net/rds/ib.h
@@ -299,15 +299,7 @@ void rds_ib_cm_connect_complete(struct rds_connection *conn,
 int rds_ib_update_ipaddr(struct rds_ib_device *rds_ibdev, __be32 ipaddr);
 void rds_ib_add_conn(struct rds_ib_device *rds_ibdev, struct rds_connection *conn);
 void rds_ib_remove_conn(struct rds_ib_device *rds_ibdev, struct rds_connection *conn);
-void __rds_ib_destroy_conns(struct list_head *list, spinlock_t *list_lock);
-static inline void rds_ib_destroy_nodev_conns(void)
-{
-	__rds_ib_destroy_conns(&ib_nodev_conns, &ib_nodev_conns_lock);
-}
-static inline void rds_ib_destroy_conns(struct rds_ib_device *rds_ibdev)
-{
-	__rds_ib_destroy_conns(&rds_ibdev->conn_list, &rds_ibdev->spinlock);
-}
+void rds_ib_destroy_nodev_conns(void);
 struct rds_ib_mr_pool *rds_ib_create_mr_pool(struct rds_ib_device *);
 void rds_ib_get_mr_info(struct rds_ib_device *rds_ibdev, struct rds_info_rdma_connection *iinfo);
 void rds_ib_destroy_mr_pool(struct rds_ib_mr_pool *);
diff --git a/net/rds/ib_rdma.c b/net/rds/ib_rdma.c
index 2a4ec1182ba6..00f3995351c8 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib_rdma.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib_rdma.c
@@ -198,16 +198,15 @@ void rds_ib_remove_conn(struct rds_ib_device *rds_ibdev, struct rds_connection *
 	rds_ib_dev_put(rds_ibdev);
 }
 
-void __rds_ib_destroy_conns(struct list_head *list, spinlock_t *list_lock)
+void rds_ib_destroy_nodev_conns(void)
 {
 	struct rds_ib_connection *ic, *_ic;
 	LIST_HEAD(tmp_list);
 
 	/* avoid calling conn_destroy with irqs off */
-	spin_lock_irq(list_lock);
-	list_splice(list, &tmp_list);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(list);
-	spin_unlock_irq(list_lock);
+	spin_lock_irq(&ib_nodev_conns_lock);
+	list_splice(&ib_nodev_conns, &tmp_list);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&ib_nodev_conns_lock);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(ic, _ic, &tmp_list, ib_node)
 		rds_conn_destroy(ic->conn);