diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
index b81307b625a6..8b6df7cec0bf 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static struct ib_uobject *__idr_get_uobj(struct idr *idr, int id,
 }
 
 static struct ib_uobject *idr_read_uobj(struct idr *idr, int id,
-					struct ib_ucontext *context)
+					struct ib_ucontext *context, int nested)
 {
 	struct ib_uobject *uobj;
 
@@ -163,7 +163,10 @@ static struct ib_uobject *idr_read_uobj(struct idr *idr, int id,
 	if (!uobj)
 		return NULL;
 
-	down_read(&uobj->mutex);
+	if (nested)
+		down_read_nested(&uobj->mutex, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
+	else
+		down_read(&uobj->mutex);
 	if (!uobj->live) {
 		put_uobj_read(uobj);
 		return NULL;
@@ -190,17 +193,18 @@ static struct ib_uobject *idr_write_uobj(struct idr *idr, int id,
 	return uobj;
 }
 
-static void *idr_read_obj(struct idr *idr, int id, struct ib_ucontext *context)
+static void *idr_read_obj(struct idr *idr, int id, struct ib_ucontext *context,
+			  int nested)
 {
 	struct ib_uobject *uobj;
 
-	uobj = idr_read_uobj(idr, id, context);
+	uobj = idr_read_uobj(idr, id, context, nested);
 	return uobj ? uobj->object : NULL;
 }
 
 static struct ib_pd *idr_read_pd(int pd_handle, struct ib_ucontext *context)
 {
-	return idr_read_obj(&ib_uverbs_pd_idr, pd_handle, context);
+	return idr_read_obj(&ib_uverbs_pd_idr, pd_handle, context, 0);
 }
 
 static void put_pd_read(struct ib_pd *pd)
@@ -208,9 +212,9 @@ static void put_pd_read(struct ib_pd *pd)
 	put_uobj_read(pd->uobject);
 }
 
-static struct ib_cq *idr_read_cq(int cq_handle, struct ib_ucontext *context)
+static struct ib_cq *idr_read_cq(int cq_handle, struct ib_ucontext *context, int nested)
 {
-	return idr_read_obj(&ib_uverbs_cq_idr, cq_handle, context);
+	return idr_read_obj(&ib_uverbs_cq_idr, cq_handle, context, nested);
 }
 
 static void put_cq_read(struct ib_cq *cq)
@@ -220,7 +224,7 @@ static void put_cq_read(struct ib_cq *cq)
 
 static struct ib_ah *idr_read_ah(int ah_handle, struct ib_ucontext *context)
 {
-	return idr_read_obj(&ib_uverbs_ah_idr, ah_handle, context);
+	return idr_read_obj(&ib_uverbs_ah_idr, ah_handle, context, 0);
 }
 
 static void put_ah_read(struct ib_ah *ah)
@@ -230,7 +234,7 @@ static void put_ah_read(struct ib_ah *ah)
 
 static struct ib_qp *idr_read_qp(int qp_handle, struct ib_ucontext *context)
 {
-	return idr_read_obj(&ib_uverbs_qp_idr, qp_handle, context);
+	return idr_read_obj(&ib_uverbs_qp_idr, qp_handle, context, 0);
 }
 
 static void put_qp_read(struct ib_qp *qp)
@@ -240,7 +244,7 @@ static void put_qp_read(struct ib_qp *qp)
 
 static struct ib_srq *idr_read_srq(int srq_handle, struct ib_ucontext *context)
 {
-	return idr_read_obj(&ib_uverbs_srq_idr, srq_handle, context);
+	return idr_read_obj(&ib_uverbs_srq_idr, srq_handle, context, 0);
 }
 
 static void put_srq_read(struct ib_srq *srq)
@@ -867,7 +871,7 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_resize_cq(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 		   (unsigned long) cmd.response + sizeof resp,
 		   in_len - sizeof cmd, out_len - sizeof resp);
 
-	cq = idr_read_cq(cmd.cq_handle, file->ucontext);
+	cq = idr_read_cq(cmd.cq_handle, file->ucontext, 0);
 	if (!cq)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -914,7 +918,7 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_poll_cq(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 		goto out_wc;
 	}
 
-	cq = idr_read_cq(cmd.cq_handle, file->ucontext);
+	cq = idr_read_cq(cmd.cq_handle, file->ucontext, 0);
 	if (!cq) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
@@ -962,7 +966,7 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_req_notify_cq(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 	if (copy_from_user(&cmd, buf, sizeof cmd))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	cq = idr_read_cq(cmd.cq_handle, file->ucontext);
+	cq = idr_read_cq(cmd.cq_handle, file->ucontext, 0);
 	if (!cq)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -1060,9 +1064,9 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_create_qp(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 
 	srq = cmd.is_srq ? idr_read_srq(cmd.srq_handle, file->ucontext) : NULL;
 	pd  = idr_read_pd(cmd.pd_handle, file->ucontext);
-	scq = idr_read_cq(cmd.send_cq_handle, file->ucontext);
+	scq = idr_read_cq(cmd.send_cq_handle, file->ucontext, 0);
 	rcq = cmd.recv_cq_handle == cmd.send_cq_handle ?
-		scq : idr_read_cq(cmd.recv_cq_handle, file->ucontext);
+		scq : idr_read_cq(cmd.recv_cq_handle, file->ucontext, 1);
 
 	if (!pd || !scq || !rcq || (cmd.is_srq && !srq)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;