diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index 97920b77a5d0..3e2085a3ee47 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ void ipoib_neigh_free(struct ipoib_neigh *neigh)
 	for (n = rcu_dereference_protected(*np,
 					    lockdep_is_held(&ntbl->rwlock));
 	     n != NULL;
-	     n = rcu_dereference_protected(neigh->hnext,
+	     n = rcu_dereference_protected(*np,
 					lockdep_is_held(&ntbl->rwlock))) {
 		if (n == neigh) {
 			/* found */