diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
index 653ac6bfc57a..9ea7727a2825 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
@@ -2358,6 +2358,8 @@ static void srpt_release_channel_work(struct work_struct *w)
 	transport_deregister_session(se_sess);
 	ch->sess = NULL;
 
+	ib_destroy_cm_id(ch->cm_id);
+
 	srpt_destroy_ch_ib(ch);
 
 	srpt_free_ioctx_ring((struct srpt_ioctx **)ch->ioctx_ring,
@@ -2368,8 +2370,6 @@ static void srpt_release_channel_work(struct work_struct *w)
 	list_del(&ch->list);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&sdev->spinlock);
 
-	ib_destroy_cm_id(ch->cm_id);
-
 	if (ch->release_done)
 		complete(ch->release_done);