diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/gsi.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/gsi.c
index ac4d8d1b9a07..1ae6fd95acaa 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/gsi.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/gsi.c
@@ -507,8 +507,7 @@ int mlx5_ib_gsi_post_send(struct ib_qp *qp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 		ret = ib_post_send(tx_qp, &cur_wr.wr, bad_wr);
 		if (ret) {
 			/* Undo the effect of adding the outstanding wr */
-			gsi->outstanding_pi = (gsi->outstanding_pi - 1) %
-					      gsi->cap.max_send_wr;
+			gsi->outstanding_pi--;
 			goto err;
 		}
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gsi->lock, flags);