diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
index 3eceb61e3532..7a3175400b2a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
@@ -817,7 +817,6 @@ void ipoib_cm_handle_tx_wc(struct net_device *dev, struct ib_wc *wc)
 
 		if (neigh) {
 			neigh->cm = NULL;
-			list_del(&neigh->list);
 			ipoib_neigh_free(neigh);
 
 			tx->neigh = NULL;
@@ -1234,7 +1233,6 @@ static int ipoib_cm_tx_handler(struct ib_cm_id *cm_id,
 
 		if (neigh) {
 			neigh->cm = NULL;
-			list_del(&neigh->list);
 			ipoib_neigh_free(neigh);
 
 			tx->neigh = NULL;
@@ -1325,7 +1323,6 @@ static void ipoib_cm_tx_start(struct work_struct *work)
 			neigh = p->neigh;
 			if (neigh) {
 				neigh->cm = NULL;
-				list_del(&neigh->list);
 				ipoib_neigh_free(neigh);
 			}
 			list_del(&p->list);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index c6f71a88c55c..82cec1af902c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -493,7 +493,6 @@ static void path_rec_completion(int status,
 									       path,
 									       neigh));
 				if (!ipoib_cm_get(neigh)) {
-					list_del(&neigh->list);
 					ipoib_neigh_free(neigh);
 					continue;
 				}
@@ -618,7 +617,6 @@ static void neigh_add_path(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *daddr,
 			if (!ipoib_cm_get(neigh))
 				ipoib_cm_set(neigh, ipoib_cm_create_tx(dev, path, neigh));
 			if (!ipoib_cm_get(neigh)) {
-				list_del(&neigh->list);
 				ipoib_neigh_free(neigh);
 				goto err_drop;
 			}
@@ -639,7 +637,7 @@ static void neigh_add_path(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *daddr,
 		neigh->ah  = NULL;
 
 		if (!path->query && path_rec_start(dev, path))
-			goto err_list;
+			goto err_path;
 
 		__skb_queue_tail(&neigh->queue, skb);
 	}
@@ -648,9 +646,6 @@ static void neigh_add_path(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *daddr,
 	ipoib_neigh_put(neigh);
 	return;
 
-err_list:
-	list_del(&neigh->list);
-
 err_path:
 	ipoib_neigh_free(neigh);
 err_drop:
@@ -1098,6 +1093,8 @@ void ipoib_neigh_free(struct ipoib_neigh *neigh)
 			rcu_assign_pointer(*np,
 					   rcu_dereference_protected(neigh->hnext,
 								     lockdep_is_held(&priv->lock)));
+			/* remove from parent list */
+			list_del(&neigh->list);
 			call_rcu(&neigh->rcu, ipoib_neigh_reclaim);
 			return;
 		} else {