diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
index 889c7fea6f18..80872ec54219 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *init_req_packet(struct rxe_qp *qp,
 	return skb;
 }
 
-static int fill_packet(struct rxe_qp *qp, struct rxe_send_wqe *wqe,
+static int finish_packet(struct rxe_qp *qp, struct rxe_send_wqe *wqe,
 		       struct rxe_pkt_info *pkt, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		       int paylen)
 {
@@ -578,6 +578,54 @@ static void update_state(struct rxe_qp *qp, struct rxe_send_wqe *wqe,
 			  jiffies + qp->qp_timeout_jiffies);
 }
 
+static int rxe_do_local_ops(struct rxe_qp *qp, struct rxe_send_wqe *wqe)
+{
+	u8 opcode = wqe->wr.opcode;
+	struct rxe_dev *rxe;
+	struct rxe_mr *mr;
+	u32 rkey;
+
+	switch (opcode) {
+	case IB_WR_LOCAL_INV:
+		rxe = to_rdev(qp->ibqp.device);
+		rkey = wqe->wr.ex.invalidate_rkey;
+		mr = rxe_pool_get_index(&rxe->mr_pool, rkey >> 8);
+		if (!mr) {
+			pr_err("No MR for rkey %#x\n", rkey);
+			wqe->status = IB_WC_LOC_QP_OP_ERR;
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		mr->state = RXE_MR_STATE_FREE;
+		rxe_drop_ref(mr);
+		break;
+	case IB_WR_REG_MR:
+		mr = to_rmr(wqe->wr.wr.reg.mr);
+
+		rxe_add_ref(mr);
+		mr->state = RXE_MR_STATE_VALID;
+		mr->access = wqe->wr.wr.reg.access;
+		mr->ibmr.lkey = wqe->wr.wr.reg.key;
+		mr->ibmr.rkey = wqe->wr.wr.reg.key;
+		mr->iova = wqe->wr.wr.reg.mr->iova;
+		rxe_drop_ref(mr);
+		break;
+	default:
+		pr_err("Unexpected send wqe opcode %d\n", opcode);
+		wqe->status = IB_WC_LOC_QP_OP_ERR;
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	wqe->state = wqe_state_done;
+	wqe->status = IB_WC_SUCCESS;
+	qp->req.wqe_index = next_index(qp->sq.queue, qp->req.wqe_index);
+
+	if ((wqe->wr.send_flags & IB_SEND_SIGNALED) ||
+	    qp->sq_sig_type == IB_SIGNAL_ALL_WR)
+		rxe_run_task(&qp->comp.task, 1);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int rxe_requester(void *arg)
 {
 	struct rxe_qp *qp = (struct rxe_qp *)arg;
@@ -618,42 +666,11 @@ int rxe_requester(void *arg)
 		goto exit;
 
 	if (wqe->mask & WR_LOCAL_OP_MASK) {
-		if (wqe->wr.opcode == IB_WR_LOCAL_INV) {
-			struct rxe_dev *rxe = to_rdev(qp->ibqp.device);
-			struct rxe_mr *rmr;
-
-			rmr = rxe_pool_get_index(&rxe->mr_pool,
-						 wqe->wr.ex.invalidate_rkey >> 8);
-			if (!rmr) {
-				pr_err("No mr for key %#x\n",
-				       wqe->wr.ex.invalidate_rkey);
-				wqe->state = wqe_state_error;
-				wqe->status = IB_WC_MW_BIND_ERR;
-				goto exit;
-			}
-			rmr->state = RXE_MR_STATE_FREE;
-			rxe_drop_ref(rmr);
-			wqe->state = wqe_state_done;
-			wqe->status = IB_WC_SUCCESS;
-		} else if (wqe->wr.opcode == IB_WR_REG_MR) {
-			struct rxe_mr *rmr = to_rmr(wqe->wr.wr.reg.mr);
-
-			rmr->state = RXE_MR_STATE_VALID;
-			rmr->access = wqe->wr.wr.reg.access;
-			rmr->ibmr.lkey = wqe->wr.wr.reg.key;
-			rmr->ibmr.rkey = wqe->wr.wr.reg.key;
-			rmr->iova = wqe->wr.wr.reg.mr->iova;
-			wqe->state = wqe_state_done;
-			wqe->status = IB_WC_SUCCESS;
-		} else {
-			goto exit;
-		}
-		if ((wqe->wr.send_flags & IB_SEND_SIGNALED) ||
-		    qp->sq_sig_type == IB_SIGNAL_ALL_WR)
-			rxe_run_task(&qp->comp.task, 1);
-		qp->req.wqe_index = next_index(qp->sq.queue,
-						qp->req.wqe_index);
-		goto next_wqe;
+		ret = rxe_do_local_ops(qp, wqe);
+		if (unlikely(ret))
+			goto err;
+		else
+			goto next_wqe;
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(qp_type(qp) == IB_QPT_RC &&
@@ -711,11 +728,17 @@ int rxe_requester(void *arg)
 	skb = init_req_packet(qp, wqe, opcode, payload, &pkt);
 	if (unlikely(!skb)) {
 		pr_err("qp#%d Failed allocating skb\n", qp_num(qp));
+		wqe->status = IB_WC_LOC_QP_OP_ERR;
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	if (fill_packet(qp, wqe, &pkt, skb, payload)) {
-		pr_debug("qp#%d Error during fill packet\n", qp_num(qp));
+	ret = finish_packet(qp, wqe, &pkt, skb, payload);
+	if (unlikely(ret)) {
+		pr_debug("qp#%d Error during finish packet\n", qp_num(qp));
+		if (ret == -EFAULT)
+			wqe->status = IB_WC_LOC_PROT_ERR;
+		else
+			wqe->status = IB_WC_LOC_QP_OP_ERR;
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		goto err;
 	}
@@ -740,6 +763,7 @@ int rxe_requester(void *arg)
 			goto exit;
 		}
 
+		wqe->status = IB_WC_LOC_QP_OP_ERR;
 		goto err;
 	}
 
@@ -748,7 +772,6 @@ int rxe_requester(void *arg)
 	goto next_wqe;
 
 err:
-	wqe->status = IB_WC_LOC_PROT_ERR;
 	wqe->state = wqe_state_error;
 	__rxe_do_task(&qp->comp.task);