diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c
index 82b74e926e09..95d372db934d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c
@@ -811,8 +811,7 @@ static enum resp_states read_reply(struct rxe_qp *qp,
 
 	err = rxe_mr_copy(mr, res->read.va, payload_addr(&ack_pkt),
 			  payload, RXE_FROM_MR_OBJ);
-	if (mr)
-		rxe_put(mr);
+	rxe_put(mr);
 	if (err) {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return RESPST_ERR_RKEY_VIOLATION;