diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_cm.c
index d69226d7102..2caf9da81ad 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_cm.c
@@ -2029,7 +2029,6 @@ static int mini_cm_close(struct nes_cm_core *cm_core, struct nes_cm_node *cm_nod
 		ret = rem_ref_cm_node(cm_core, cm_node);
 		break;
 	}
-	cm_node->cm_id = NULL;
 	return ret;
 }