diff --git a/net/9p/trans_rdma.c b/net/9p/trans_rdma.c
index 83f9100d46bf..b84748baf9cb 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_rdma.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_rdma.c
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ post_recv(struct p9_client *client, struct p9_rdma_context *c)
 	struct p9_trans_rdma *rdma = client->trans;
 	struct ib_recv_wr wr;
 	struct ib_sge sge;
+	int ret;
 
 	c->busa = ib_dma_map_single(rdma->cm_id->device,
 				    c->rc.sdata, client->msize,
@@ -402,7 +403,12 @@ post_recv(struct p9_client *client, struct p9_rdma_context *c)
 	wr.wr_cqe = &c->cqe;
 	wr.sg_list = &sge;
 	wr.num_sge = 1;
-	return ib_post_recv(rdma->qp, &wr, NULL);
+
+	ret = ib_post_recv(rdma->qp, &wr, NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		ib_dma_unmap_single(rdma->cm_id->device, c->busa,
+				    client->msize, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+	return ret;
 
  error:
 	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_ERROR, "EIO\n");
@@ -499,7 +505,7 @@ dont_need_post_recv:
 
 	if (down_interruptible(&rdma->sq_sem)) {
 		err = -EINTR;
-		goto send_error;
+		goto dma_unmap;
 	}
 
 	/* Mark request as `sent' *before* we actually send it,
@@ -509,11 +515,14 @@ dont_need_post_recv:
 	WRITE_ONCE(req->status, REQ_STATUS_SENT);
 	err = ib_post_send(rdma->qp, &wr, NULL);
 	if (err)
-		goto send_error;
+		goto dma_unmap;
 
 	/* Success */
 	return 0;
 
+dma_unmap:
+	ib_dma_unmap_single(rdma->cm_id->device, c->busa,
+			    c->req->tc.size, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
  /* Handle errors that happened during or while preparing the send: */
  send_error:
 	WRITE_ONCE(req->status, REQ_STATUS_ERROR);