diff --git a/net/rds/ib_cm.c b/net/rds/ib_cm.c
index 647cb8ffc39b..e1f124bf03bb 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib_cm.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib_cm.c
@@ -203,9 +203,10 @@ static void rds_ib_qp_event_handler(struct ib_event *event, void *data)
 		rdma_notify(ic->i_cm_id, IB_EVENT_COMM_EST);
 		break;
 	default:
-		rds_ib_conn_error(conn, "RDS/IB: Fatal QP Event %u "
+		rdsdebug("Fatal QP Event %u "
 			"- connection %pI4->%pI4, reconnecting\n",
 			event->event, &conn->c_laddr, &conn->c_faddr);
+		rds_conn_drop(conn);
 		break;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/net/rds/iw_cm.c b/net/rds/iw_cm.c
index 394cf6b4d0aa..6bc638fd252c 100644
--- a/net/rds/iw_cm.c
+++ b/net/rds/iw_cm.c
@@ -156,9 +156,11 @@ static void rds_iw_qp_event_handler(struct ib_event *event, void *data)
 	case IB_EVENT_QP_REQ_ERR:
 	case IB_EVENT_QP_FATAL:
 	default:
-		rds_iw_conn_error(conn, "RDS/IW: Fatal QP Event %u - connection %pI4->%pI4...reconnecting\n",
+		rdsdebug("Fatal QP Event %u "
+			"- connection %pI4->%pI4, reconnecting\n",
 			event->event, &conn->c_laddr,
 			&conn->c_faddr);
+		rds_conn_drop(conn);
 		break;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/net/rds/rdma_transport.c b/net/rds/rdma_transport.c
index 31f9c72b8d76..5ea82fc47c3e 100644
--- a/net/rds/rdma_transport.c
+++ b/net/rds/rdma_transport.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int rds_rdma_cm_event_handler(struct rdma_cm_id *cm_id,
 		break;
 
 	case RDMA_CM_EVENT_DISCONNECTED:
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "RDS/RDMA: DISCONNECT event - dropping connection "
+		rdsdebug("DISCONNECT event - dropping connection "
 			"%pI4->%pI4\n", &conn->c_laddr,
 			 &conn->c_faddr);
 		rds_conn_drop(conn);