diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 50c38b624f77..538e9c6ec8c9 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -2000,8 +2000,10 @@ static int smc_listen_rdma_init(struct smc_sock *new_smc,
 		return rc;
 
 	/* create send buffer and rmb */
-	if (smc_buf_create(new_smc, false))
+	if (smc_buf_create(new_smc, false)) {
+		smc_conn_abort(new_smc, ini->first_contact_local);
 		return SMC_CLC_DECL_MEM;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2217,8 +2219,11 @@ static void smc_find_rdma_v2_device_serv(struct smc_sock *new_smc,
 	smcr_version = ini->smcr_version;
 	ini->smcr_version = SMC_V2;
 	rc = smc_listen_rdma_init(new_smc, ini);
-	if (!rc)
+	if (!rc) {
 		rc = smc_listen_rdma_reg(new_smc, ini->first_contact_local);
+		if (rc)
+			smc_conn_abort(new_smc, ini->first_contact_local);
+	}
 	if (!rc)
 		return;
 	ini->smcr_version = smcr_version;
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_core.c b/net/smc/smc_core.c
index 454356771cda..3f465faf2b68 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_core.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_core.c
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ static int smcr_lgr_conn_assign_link(struct smc_connection *conn, bool first)
 	int i, j;
 
 	/* do link balancing */
+	conn->lnk = NULL;	/* reset conn->lnk first */
 	for (i = 0; i < SMC_LINKS_PER_LGR_MAX; i++) {
 		struct smc_link *lnk = &conn->lgr->lnk[i];