diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c
index c3e60e4bde6e..486d576e55bc 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c
@@ -855,4 +855,5 @@ void rxe_qp_cleanup(void *arg)
 	free_rd_atomic_resources(qp);
 
 	kernel_sock_shutdown(qp->sk, SHUT_RDWR);
+	sock_release(qp->sk);
 }