diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
index 03103d2bd64..67b0c1d2367 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
@@ -741,6 +741,9 @@ void ipoib_cm_send(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb, struct ipoib_cm_
 
 	tx_req->mapping = addr;
 
+	skb_orphan(skb);
+	skb_dst_drop(skb);
+
 	rc = post_send(priv, tx, tx->tx_head & (ipoib_sendq_size - 1),
 		       addr, skb->len);
 	if (unlikely(rc)) {
@@ -752,9 +755,6 @@ void ipoib_cm_send(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb, struct ipoib_cm_
 		dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 		++tx->tx_head;
 
-		skb_orphan(skb);
-		skb_dst_drop(skb);
-
 		if (++priv->tx_outstanding == ipoib_sendq_size) {
 			ipoib_dbg(priv, "TX ring 0x%x full, stopping kernel net queue\n",
 				  tx->qp->qp_num);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
index a1bca70e20a..2cfa76f5d99 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
@@ -600,6 +600,9 @@ void ipoib_send(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		netif_stop_queue(dev);
 	}
 
+	skb_orphan(skb);
+	skb_dst_drop(skb);
+
 	rc = post_send(priv, priv->tx_head & (ipoib_sendq_size - 1),
 		       address->ah, qpn, tx_req, phead, hlen);
 	if (unlikely(rc)) {
@@ -615,9 +618,6 @@ void ipoib_send(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 		address->last_send = priv->tx_head;
 		++priv->tx_head;
-
-		skb_orphan(skb);
-		skb_dst_drop(skb);
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(priv->tx_outstanding > MAX_SEND_CQE))