diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
index 83a7751c38d6..6e3cc865e369 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
@@ -752,6 +752,8 @@ void ipoib_cm_send(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb, struct ipoib_cm_
 		if (++priv->tx_outstanding == ipoib_sendq_size) {
 			ipoib_dbg(priv, "TX ring 0x%x full, stopping kernel net queue\n",
 				  tx->qp->qp_num);
+			if (ib_req_notify_cq(priv->send_cq, IB_CQ_NEXT_COMP))
+				ipoib_warn(priv, "request notify on send CQ failed\n");
 			netif_stop_queue(dev);
 		}
 	}