diff --git a/net/smc/smc.h b/net/smc/smc.h
index 1e9113771600..6f1c42da7a4c 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc.h
+++ b/net/smc/smc.h
@@ -188,12 +188,14 @@ struct smc_connection {
 	spinlock_t		acurs_lock;	/* protect cursors */
 #endif
 	struct work_struct	close_work;	/* peer sent some closing */
+	struct work_struct	abort_work;	/* abort the connection */
 	struct tasklet_struct	rx_tsklet;	/* Receiver tasklet for SMC-D */
 	u8			rx_off;		/* receive offset:
 						 * 0 for SMC-R, 32 for SMC-D
 						 */
 	u64			peer_token;	/* SMC-D token of peer */
 	u8			killed : 1;	/* abnormal termination */
+	u8			out_of_sync : 1; /* out of sync with peer */
 };
 
 struct smc_sock {				/* smc sock container */
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_cdc.c b/net/smc/smc_cdc.c
index e6b7eef71831..b2b85e1be72c 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_cdc.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_cdc.c
@@ -282,6 +282,28 @@ static void smc_cdc_handle_urg_data_arrival(struct smc_sock *smc,
 	sk_send_sigurg(&smc->sk);
 }
 
+static void smc_cdc_msg_validate(struct smc_sock *smc, struct smc_cdc_msg *cdc,
+				 struct smc_link *link)
+{
+	struct smc_connection *conn = &smc->conn;
+	u16 recv_seq = ntohs(cdc->seqno);
+	s16 diff;
+
+	/* check that seqnum was seen before */
+	diff = conn->local_rx_ctrl.seqno - recv_seq;
+	if (diff < 0) { /* diff larger than 0x7fff */
+		/* drop connection */
+		conn->out_of_sync = 1;	/* prevent any further receives */
+		spin_lock_bh(&conn->send_lock);
+		conn->local_tx_ctrl.conn_state_flags.peer_conn_abort = 1;
+		conn->lnk = link;
+		spin_unlock_bh(&conn->send_lock);
+		sock_hold(&smc->sk); /* sock_put in abort_work */
+		if (!schedule_work(&conn->abort_work))
+			sock_put(&smc->sk);
+	}
+}
+
 static void smc_cdc_msg_recv_action(struct smc_sock *smc,
 				    struct smc_cdc_msg *cdc)
 {
@@ -412,16 +434,19 @@ static void smc_cdc_rx_handler(struct ib_wc *wc, void *buf)
 	read_lock_bh(&lgr->conns_lock);
 	conn = smc_lgr_find_conn(ntohl(cdc->token), lgr);
 	read_unlock_bh(&lgr->conns_lock);
-	if (!conn)
+	if (!conn || conn->out_of_sync)
 		return;
 	smc = container_of(conn, struct smc_sock, conn);
 
-	if (!cdc->prod_flags.failover_validation) {
-		if (smc_cdc_before(ntohs(cdc->seqno),
-				   conn->local_rx_ctrl.seqno))
-			/* received seqno is old */
-			return;
+	if (cdc->prod_flags.failover_validation) {
+		smc_cdc_msg_validate(smc, cdc, link);
+		return;
 	}
+	if (smc_cdc_before(ntohs(cdc->seqno),
+			   conn->local_rx_ctrl.seqno))
+		/* received seqno is old */
+		return;
+
 	smc_cdc_msg_recv(smc, cdc);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_core.c b/net/smc/smc_core.c
index a558ce0bde97..b5633fa19b6d 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_core.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_core.c
@@ -615,6 +615,8 @@ void smc_conn_free(struct smc_connection *conn)
 		tasklet_kill(&conn->rx_tsklet);
 	} else {
 		smc_cdc_tx_dismiss_slots(conn);
+		if (current_work() != &conn->abort_work)
+			cancel_work_sync(&conn->abort_work);
 	}
 	if (!list_empty(&lgr->list)) {
 		smc_lgr_unregister_conn(conn);
@@ -996,6 +998,18 @@ void smc_smcr_terminate_all(struct smc_ib_device *smcibdev)
 	}
 }
 
+/* abort connection, abort_work scheduled from tasklet context */
+static void smc_conn_abort_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct smc_connection *conn = container_of(work,
+						   struct smc_connection,
+						   abort_work);
+	struct smc_sock *smc = container_of(conn, struct smc_sock, conn);
+
+	smc_conn_kill(conn, true);
+	sock_put(&smc->sk); /* sock_hold done by schedulers of abort_work */
+}
+
 /* link is up - establish alternate link if applicable */
 static void smcr_link_up(struct smc_link_group *lgr,
 			 struct smc_ib_device *smcibdev, u8 ibport)
@@ -1302,6 +1316,7 @@ int smc_conn_create(struct smc_sock *smc, struct smc_init_info *ini)
 	conn->local_tx_ctrl.common.type = SMC_CDC_MSG_TYPE;
 	conn->local_tx_ctrl.len = SMC_WR_TX_SIZE;
 	conn->urg_state = SMC_URG_READ;
+	INIT_WORK(&smc->conn.abort_work, smc_conn_abort_work);
 	if (ini->is_smcd) {
 		conn->rx_off = sizeof(struct smcd_cdc_msg);
 		smcd_cdc_rx_init(conn); /* init tasklet for this conn */