diff --git a/net/smc/smc_tx.c b/net/smc/smc_tx.c
index 0d42e7716b91..9f1ade86d70e 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_tx.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_tx.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static int smc_tx_rdma_write(struct smc_connection *conn, int peer_rmbe_offset,
 	rdma_wr->rkey = lgr->rtokens[conn->rtoken_idx][SMC_SINGLE_LINK].rkey;
 	rc = ib_post_send(link->roce_qp, &rdma_wr->wr, NULL);
 	if (rc)
-		smc_lgr_terminate(lgr, true);
+		smc_lgr_terminate_sched(lgr);
 	return rc;
 }