diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
index 348527cf1e7b..a5ceae2e075a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
@@ -5215,7 +5215,8 @@ static int cma_netevent_callback(struct notifier_block *self,
 			   neigh->ha, ETH_ALEN))
 			continue;
 		cma_id_get(current_id);
-		queue_work(cma_wq, &current_id->id.net_work);
+		if (!queue_work(cma_wq, &current_id->id.net_work))
+			cma_id_put(current_id);
 	}
 out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&id_table_lock, flags);