diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
index d235810e52df..d7ee70fc9173 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
@@ -1198,9 +1198,7 @@ static int pass_open_rpl(struct c4iw_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 	PDBG("%s ep %p status %d error %d\n", __func__, ep,
 	     rpl->status, status2errno(rpl->status));
-	ep->com.wr_wait.ret = status2errno(rpl->status);
-	ep->com.wr_wait.done = 1;
-	wake_up(&ep->com.wr_wait.wait);
+	c4iw_wake_up(&ep->com.wr_wait, status2errno(rpl->status));
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1234,9 +1232,7 @@ static int close_listsrv_rpl(struct c4iw_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct c4iw_listen_ep *ep = lookup_stid(t, stid);
 
 	PDBG("%s ep %p\n", __func__, ep);
-	ep->com.wr_wait.ret = status2errno(rpl->status);
-	ep->com.wr_wait.done = 1;
-	wake_up(&ep->com.wr_wait.wait);
+	c4iw_wake_up(&ep->com.wr_wait, status2errno(rpl->status));
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1492,17 +1488,13 @@ static int peer_close(struct c4iw_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		 * in rdma connection migration (see c4iw_accept_cr()).
 		 */
 		__state_set(&ep->com, CLOSING);
-		ep->com.wr_wait.done = 1;
-		ep->com.wr_wait.ret = -ECONNRESET;
 		PDBG("waking up ep %p tid %u\n", ep, ep->hwtid);
-		wake_up(&ep->com.wr_wait.wait);
+		c4iw_wake_up(&ep->com.wr_wait, -ECONNRESET);
 		break;
 	case MPA_REP_SENT:
 		__state_set(&ep->com, CLOSING);
-		ep->com.wr_wait.done = 1;
-		ep->com.wr_wait.ret = -ECONNRESET;
 		PDBG("waking up ep %p tid %u\n", ep, ep->hwtid);
-		wake_up(&ep->com.wr_wait.wait);
+		c4iw_wake_up(&ep->com.wr_wait, -ECONNRESET);
 		break;
 	case FPDU_MODE:
 		start_ep_timer(ep);
@@ -1579,9 +1571,7 @@ static int peer_abort(struct c4iw_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	/*
 	 * Wake up any threads in rdma_init() or rdma_fini().
 	 */
-	ep->com.wr_wait.done = 1;
-	ep->com.wr_wait.ret = -ECONNRESET;
-	wake_up(&ep->com.wr_wait.wait);
+	c4iw_wake_up(&ep->com.wr_wait, -ECONNRESET);
 
 	mutex_lock(&ep->com.mutex);
 	switch (ep->com.state) {
@@ -2294,14 +2284,8 @@ static int fw6_msg(struct c4iw_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		ret = (int)((be64_to_cpu(rpl->data[0]) >> 8) & 0xff);
 		wr_waitp = (struct c4iw_wr_wait *)(__force unsigned long) rpl->data[1];
 		PDBG("%s wr_waitp %p ret %u\n", __func__, wr_waitp, ret);
-		if (wr_waitp) {
-			if (ret)
-				wr_waitp->ret = -ret;
-			else
-				wr_waitp->ret = 0;
-			wr_waitp->done = 1;
-			wake_up(&wr_waitp->wait);
-		}
+		if (wr_waitp)
+			c4iw_wake_up(wr_waitp, ret ? -ret : 0);
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		break;
 	case 2:
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/iw_cxgb4.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/iw_cxgb4.h
index 8e16eb2de91f..3dcfe82b1248 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/iw_cxgb4.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/iw_cxgb4.h
@@ -131,42 +131,54 @@ static inline int c4iw_num_stags(struct c4iw_rdev *rdev)
 
 #define C4IW_WR_TO (10*HZ)
 
+enum {
+	REPLY_READY = 0,
+};
+
 struct c4iw_wr_wait {
 	wait_queue_head_t wait;
-	int done;
+	unsigned long status;
 	int ret;
 };
 
 static inline void c4iw_init_wr_wait(struct c4iw_wr_wait *wr_waitp)
 {
 	wr_waitp->ret = 0;
-	wr_waitp->done = 0;
+	wr_waitp->status = 0;
 	init_waitqueue_head(&wr_waitp->wait);
 }
 
+static inline void c4iw_wake_up(struct c4iw_wr_wait *wr_waitp, int ret)
+{
+	wr_waitp->ret = ret;
+	set_bit(REPLY_READY, &wr_waitp->status);
+	wake_up(&wr_waitp->wait);
+}
+
 static inline int c4iw_wait_for_reply(struct c4iw_rdev *rdev,
 				 struct c4iw_wr_wait *wr_waitp,
 				 u32 hwtid, u32 qpid,
 				 const char *func)
 {
 	unsigned to = C4IW_WR_TO;
-	do {
+	int ret;
 
-		wait_event_timeout(wr_waitp->wait, wr_waitp->done, to);
-		if (!wr_waitp->done) {
+	do {
+		ret = wait_event_timeout(wr_waitp->wait,
+			test_and_clear_bit(REPLY_READY, &wr_waitp->status), to);
+		if (!ret) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR MOD "%s - Device %s not responding - "
 			       "tid %u qpid %u\n", func,
 			       pci_name(rdev->lldi.pdev), hwtid, qpid);
 			to = to << 2;
 		}
-	} while (!wr_waitp->done);
+	} while (!ret);
 	if (wr_waitp->ret)
 		PDBG("%s: FW reply %d tid %u qpid %u\n",
 		     pci_name(rdev->lldi.pdev), wr_waitp->ret, hwtid, qpid);
 	return wr_waitp->ret;
 }
 
-
 struct c4iw_dev {
 	struct ib_device ibdev;
 	struct c4iw_rdev rdev;