diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c
index 3b41dc0c39d..5dc68cd5621 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c
@@ -1914,6 +1914,7 @@ int iwch_create_listen(struct iw_cm_id *cm_id, int backlog)
 fail3:
 	cxgb3_free_stid(ep->com.tdev, ep->stid);
 fail2:
+	cm_id->rem_ref(cm_id);
 	put_ep(&ep->com);
 fail1:
 out: