diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/backchannel.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/backchannel.c
index ceae87206347..8bc249e50713 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/backchannel.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/backchannel.c
@@ -230,16 +230,24 @@ int rpcrdma_bc_marshal_reply(struct rpc_rqst *rqst)
 		__func__, (int)rpclen, rqst->rq_svec[0].iov_base);
 #endif
 
+	if (!rpcrdma_dma_map_regbuf(&r_xprt->rx_ia, req->rl_rdmabuf))
+		goto out_map;
 	req->rl_send_iov[0].addr = rdmab_addr(req->rl_rdmabuf);
 	req->rl_send_iov[0].length = RPCRDMA_HDRLEN_MIN;
 	req->rl_send_iov[0].lkey = rdmab_lkey(req->rl_rdmabuf);
 
+	if (!rpcrdma_dma_map_regbuf(&r_xprt->rx_ia, req->rl_sendbuf))
+		goto out_map;
 	req->rl_send_iov[1].addr = rdmab_addr(req->rl_sendbuf);
 	req->rl_send_iov[1].length = rpclen;
 	req->rl_send_iov[1].lkey = rdmab_lkey(req->rl_sendbuf);
 
 	req->rl_niovs = 2;
 	return 0;
+
+out_map:
+	pr_err("rpcrdma: failed to DMA map a Send buffer\n");
+	return -EIO;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c
index 845586f7df47..68a39c004851 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c
@@ -681,6 +681,8 @@ rpcrdma_marshal_req(struct rpc_rqst *rqst)
 		transfertypes[rtype], transfertypes[wtype],
 		hdrlen, rpclen);
 
+	if (!rpcrdma_dma_map_regbuf(&r_xprt->rx_ia, req->rl_rdmabuf))
+		goto out_map;
 	req->rl_send_iov[0].addr = rdmab_addr(req->rl_rdmabuf);
 	req->rl_send_iov[0].length = hdrlen;
 	req->rl_send_iov[0].lkey = rdmab_lkey(req->rl_rdmabuf);
@@ -689,6 +691,8 @@ rpcrdma_marshal_req(struct rpc_rqst *rqst)
 	if (rtype == rpcrdma_areadch)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (!rpcrdma_dma_map_regbuf(&r_xprt->rx_ia, req->rl_sendbuf))
+		goto out_map;
 	req->rl_send_iov[1].addr = rdmab_addr(req->rl_sendbuf);
 	req->rl_send_iov[1].length = rpclen;
 	req->rl_send_iov[1].lkey = rdmab_lkey(req->rl_sendbuf);
@@ -704,6 +708,11 @@ out_overflow:
 out_unmap:
 	r_xprt->rx_ia.ri_ops->ro_unmap_safe(r_xprt, req, false);
 	return PTR_ERR(iptr);
+
+out_map:
+	pr_err("rpcrdma: failed to DMA map a Send buffer\n");
+	iptr = ERR_PTR(-EIO);
+	goto out_unmap;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
index 9edea34aeb36..09346cd01bcb 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
@@ -1179,9 +1179,8 @@ rpcrdma_recv_buffer_put(struct rpcrdma_rep *rep)
  * @direction: direction of data movement
  * @flags: GFP flags
  *
- * Returns an ERR_PTR, or a pointer to a regbuf, which is a
- * contiguous memory region that is DMA mapped persistently, and
- * is registered for local I/O.
+ * Returns an ERR_PTR, or a pointer to a regbuf, a buffer that
+ * can be persistently DMA-mapped for I/O.
  *
  * xprtrdma uses a regbuf for posting an outgoing RDMA SEND, or for
  * receiving the payload of RDMA RECV operations. During Long Calls
@@ -1192,32 +1191,50 @@ rpcrdma_alloc_regbuf(struct rpcrdma_ia *ia, size_t size,
 		     enum dma_data_direction direction, gfp_t flags)
 {
 	struct rpcrdma_regbuf *rb;
-	struct ib_sge *iov;
 
 	rb = kmalloc(sizeof(*rb) + size, flags);
 	if (rb == NULL)
-		goto out;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
+	rb->rg_device = NULL;
 	rb->rg_direction = direction;
-	iov = &rb->rg_iov;
-	iov->length = size;
-	iov->lkey = ia->ri_pd->local_dma_lkey;
-
-	if (direction != DMA_NONE) {
-		iov->addr = ib_dma_map_single(ia->ri_device,
-					      (void *)rb->rg_base,
-					      rdmab_length(rb),
-					      rb->rg_direction);
-		if (ib_dma_mapping_error(ia->ri_device, iov->addr))
-			goto out_free;
-	}
+	rb->rg_iov.length = size;
 
 	return rb;
+}
 
-out_free:
-	kfree(rb);
-out:
-	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+/**
+ * __rpcrdma_map_regbuf - DMA-map a regbuf
+ * @ia: controlling rpcrdma_ia
+ * @rb: regbuf to be mapped
+ */
+bool
+__rpcrdma_dma_map_regbuf(struct rpcrdma_ia *ia, struct rpcrdma_regbuf *rb)
+{
+	if (rb->rg_direction == DMA_NONE)
+		return false;
+
+	rb->rg_iov.addr = ib_dma_map_single(ia->ri_device,
+					    (void *)rb->rg_base,
+					    rdmab_length(rb),
+					    rb->rg_direction);
+	if (ib_dma_mapping_error(ia->ri_device, rdmab_addr(rb)))
+		return false;
+
+	rb->rg_device = ia->ri_device;
+	rb->rg_iov.lkey = ia->ri_pd->local_dma_lkey;
+	return true;
+}
+
+static void
+rpcrdma_dma_unmap_regbuf(struct rpcrdma_regbuf *rb)
+{
+	if (!rpcrdma_regbuf_is_mapped(rb))
+		return;
+
+	ib_dma_unmap_single(rb->rg_device, rdmab_addr(rb),
+			    rdmab_length(rb), rb->rg_direction);
+	rb->rg_device = NULL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1231,11 +1248,7 @@ rpcrdma_free_regbuf(struct rpcrdma_ia *ia, struct rpcrdma_regbuf *rb)
 	if (!rb)
 		return;
 
-	if (rb->rg_direction != DMA_NONE) {
-		ib_dma_unmap_single(ia->ri_device, rdmab_addr(rb),
-				    rdmab_length(rb), rb->rg_direction);
-	}
-
+	rpcrdma_dma_unmap_regbuf(rb);
 	kfree(rb);
 }
 
@@ -1307,11 +1320,17 @@ rpcrdma_ep_post_recv(struct rpcrdma_ia *ia,
 	recv_wr.sg_list = &rep->rr_rdmabuf->rg_iov;
 	recv_wr.num_sge = 1;
 
+	if (!rpcrdma_dma_map_regbuf(ia, rep->rr_rdmabuf))
+		goto out_map;
 	rc = ib_post_recv(ia->ri_id->qp, &recv_wr, &recv_wr_fail);
 	if (rc)
 		goto out_postrecv;
 	return 0;
 
+out_map:
+	pr_err("rpcrdma: failed to DMA map the Receive buffer\n");
+	return -EIO;
+
 out_postrecv:
 	pr_err("rpcrdma: ib_post_recv returned %i\n", rc);
 	return -ENOTCONN;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
index 9569b212be54..d37ee24d2534 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ struct rpcrdma_ep {
 
 struct rpcrdma_regbuf {
 	struct ib_sge		rg_iov;
+	struct ib_device	*rg_device;
 	enum dma_data_direction	rg_direction;
 	__be32			rg_base[0] __attribute__ ((aligned(256)));
 };
@@ -480,9 +481,24 @@ void rpcrdma_defer_mr_recovery(struct rpcrdma_mw *);
 struct rpcrdma_regbuf *rpcrdma_alloc_regbuf(struct rpcrdma_ia *,
 					    size_t, enum dma_data_direction,
 					    gfp_t);
+bool __rpcrdma_dma_map_regbuf(struct rpcrdma_ia *, struct rpcrdma_regbuf *);
 void rpcrdma_free_regbuf(struct rpcrdma_ia *,
 			 struct rpcrdma_regbuf *);
 
+static inline bool
+rpcrdma_regbuf_is_mapped(struct rpcrdma_regbuf *rb)
+{
+	return rb->rg_device != NULL;
+}
+
+static inline bool
+rpcrdma_dma_map_regbuf(struct rpcrdma_ia *ia, struct rpcrdma_regbuf *rb)
+{
+	if (likely(rpcrdma_regbuf_is_mapped(rb)))
+		return true;
+	return __rpcrdma_dma_map_regbuf(ia, rb);
+}
+
 int rpcrdma_ep_post_extra_recv(struct rpcrdma_xprt *, unsigned int);
 
 int rpcrdma_alloc_wq(void);