diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
index bf811b23bc95..7d00b6a53ed8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
@@ -782,12 +782,17 @@ static void bnxt_re_dispatch_event(struct ib_device *ibdev, struct ib_qp *qp,
 	struct ib_event ib_event;
 
 	ib_event.device = ibdev;
-	if (qp)
+	if (qp) {
 		ib_event.element.qp = qp;
-	else
+		ib_event.event = event;
+		if (qp->event_handler)
+			qp->event_handler(&ib_event, qp->qp_context);
+
+	} else {
 		ib_event.element.port_num = port_num;
-	ib_event.event = event;
-	ib_dispatch_event(&ib_event);
+		ib_event.event = event;
+		ib_dispatch_event(&ib_event);
+	}
 }
 
 #define HWRM_QUEUE_PRI2COS_QCFG_INPUT_FLAGS_IVLAN      0x02