diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_rdma.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_rdma.h
index 26f282e5e082..77589ed787f5 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_rdma.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_rdma.h
@@ -154,9 +154,8 @@ struct svc_rdma_send_ctxt {
 };
 
 /* svc_rdma_backchannel.c */
-extern int svc_rdma_handle_bc_reply(struct rpc_xprt *xprt,
-				    __be32 *rdma_resp,
-				    struct xdr_buf *rcvbuf);
+extern void svc_rdma_handle_bc_reply(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
+				     struct svc_rdma_recv_ctxt *rctxt);
 
 /* svc_rdma_recvfrom.c */
 extern void svc_rdma_recv_ctxts_destroy(struct svcxprt_rdma *rdma);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c
index 325eef1f8582..68d2dcf0a1be 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c
@@ -15,26 +15,25 @@
 #undef SVCRDMA_BACKCHANNEL_DEBUG
 
 /**
- * svc_rdma_handle_bc_reply - Process incoming backchannel reply
- * @xprt: controlling backchannel transport
- * @rdma_resp: pointer to incoming transport header
- * @rcvbuf: XDR buffer into which to decode the reply
+ * svc_rdma_handle_bc_reply - Process incoming backchannel Reply
+ * @rqstp: resources for handling the Reply
+ * @rctxt: Received message
  *
- * Returns:
- *	%0 if @rcvbuf is filled in, xprt_complete_rqst called,
- *	%-EAGAIN if server should call ->recvfrom again.
  */
-int svc_rdma_handle_bc_reply(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, __be32 *rdma_resp,
-			     struct xdr_buf *rcvbuf)
+void svc_rdma_handle_bc_reply(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
+			      struct svc_rdma_recv_ctxt *rctxt)
 {
+	struct svc_xprt *sxprt = rqstp->rq_xprt;
+	struct rpc_xprt *xprt = sxprt->xpt_bc_xprt;
 	struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt = rpcx_to_rdmax(xprt);
+	struct xdr_buf *rcvbuf = &rqstp->rq_arg;
 	struct kvec *dst, *src = &rcvbuf->head[0];
+	__be32 *rdma_resp = rctxt->rc_recv_buf;
 	struct rpc_rqst *req;
 	u32 credits;
 	size_t len;
 	__be32 xid;
 	__be32 *p;
-	int ret;
 
 	p = (__be32 *)src->iov_base;
 	len = src->iov_len;
@@ -49,14 +48,10 @@ int svc_rdma_handle_bc_reply(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, __be32 *rdma_resp,
 		__func__, (int)len, p);
 #endif
 
-	ret = -EAGAIN;
-	if (src->iov_len < 24)
-		goto out_shortreply;
-
 	spin_lock(&xprt->queue_lock);
 	req = xprt_lookup_rqst(xprt, xid);
 	if (!req)
-		goto out_notfound;
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	dst = &req->rq_private_buf.head[0];
 	memcpy(&req->rq_private_buf, &req->rq_rcv_buf, sizeof(struct xdr_buf));
@@ -77,25 +72,12 @@ int svc_rdma_handle_bc_reply(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, __be32 *rdma_resp,
 	spin_unlock(&xprt->transport_lock);
 
 	spin_lock(&xprt->queue_lock);
-	ret = 0;
 	xprt_complete_rqst(req->rq_task, rcvbuf->len);
 	xprt_unpin_rqst(req);
 	rcvbuf->len = 0;
 
 out_unlock:
 	spin_unlock(&xprt->queue_lock);
-out:
-	return ret;
-
-out_shortreply:
-	dprintk("svcrdma: short bc reply: xprt=%p, len=%zu\n",
-		xprt, src->iov_len);
-	goto out;
-
-out_notfound:
-	dprintk("svcrdma: unrecognized bc reply: xprt=%p, xid=%08x\n",
-		xprt, be32_to_cpu(xid));
-	goto out_unlock;
 }
 
 /* Send a backwards direction RPC call.
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c
index d803d814a03a..fd5c1f1bb988 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c
@@ -817,12 +817,9 @@ int svc_rdma_recvfrom(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 		goto out_drop;
 	rqstp->rq_xprt_hlen = ret;
 
-	if (svc_rdma_is_backchannel_reply(xprt, p)) {
-		ret = svc_rdma_handle_bc_reply(xprt->xpt_bc_xprt, p,
-					       &rqstp->rq_arg);
-		svc_rdma_recv_ctxt_put(rdma_xprt, ctxt);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	if (svc_rdma_is_backchannel_reply(xprt, p))
+		goto out_backchannel;
+
 	svc_rdma_get_inv_rkey(rdma_xprt, ctxt);
 
 	p += rpcrdma_fixed_maxsz;
@@ -852,6 +849,8 @@ out_postfail:
 	svc_rdma_recv_ctxt_put(rdma_xprt, ctxt);
 	return ret;
 
+out_backchannel:
+	svc_rdma_handle_bc_reply(rqstp, ctxt);
 out_drop:
 	svc_rdma_recv_ctxt_put(rdma_xprt, ctxt);
 	return 0;