diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch.h
index a1c44578e039..837862287a29 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch.h
@@ -153,19 +153,17 @@ static inline int insert_handle(struct iwch_dev *rhp, struct idr *idr,
 				void *handle, u32 id)
 {
 	int ret;
-	int newid;
 
-	do {
-		if (!idr_pre_get(idr, GFP_KERNEL)) {
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
-		spin_lock_irq(&rhp->lock);
-		ret = idr_get_new_above(idr, handle, id, &newid);
-		BUG_ON(newid != id);
-		spin_unlock_irq(&rhp->lock);
-	} while (ret == -EAGAIN);
+	idr_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
+	spin_lock_irq(&rhp->lock);
 
-	return ret;
+	ret = idr_alloc(idr, handle, id, id + 1, GFP_NOWAIT);
+
+	spin_unlock_irq(&rhp->lock);
+	idr_preload_end();
+
+	BUG_ON(ret == -ENOSPC);
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
 }
 
 static inline void remove_handle(struct iwch_dev *rhp, struct idr *idr, u32 id)