diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cq.c
index ea55e95cd2c5..b7bfc536e00f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cq.c
@@ -395,6 +395,11 @@ next_cqe:
 
 static int cqe_completes_wr(struct t4_cqe *cqe, struct t4_wq *wq)
 {
+	if (CQE_OPCODE(cqe) == C4IW_DRAIN_OPCODE) {
+		WARN_ONCE(1, "Unexpected DRAIN CQE qp id %u!\n", wq->sq.qid);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (CQE_OPCODE(cqe) == FW_RI_TERMINATE)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c
index 355e288ec969..38bddd02a943 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c
@@ -868,7 +868,12 @@ int c4iw_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 
 	qhp = to_c4iw_qp(ibqp);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&qhp->lock, flag);
-	if (t4_wq_in_error(&qhp->wq)) {
+
+	/*
+	 * If the qp has been flushed, then just insert a special
+	 * drain cqe.
+	 */
+	if (qhp->wq.flushed) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qhp->lock, flag);
 		complete_sq_drain_wr(qhp, wr);
 		return err;
@@ -1011,7 +1016,12 @@ int c4iw_post_receive(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
 
 	qhp = to_c4iw_qp(ibqp);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&qhp->lock, flag);
-	if (t4_wq_in_error(&qhp->wq)) {
+
+	/*
+	 * If the qp has been flushed, then just insert a special
+	 * drain cqe.
+	 */
+	if (qhp->wq.flushed) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qhp->lock, flag);
 		complete_rq_drain_wr(qhp, wr);
 		return err;