diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
index 989edc789633..94222de1d371 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
@@ -3241,9 +3241,7 @@ static int bnxt_re_process_raw_qp_pkt_rx(struct bnxt_re_qp *gsi_qp,
 	udwr.remote_qkey = gsi_sqp->qplib_qp.qkey;
 
 	/* post data received  in the send queue */
-	rc = bnxt_re_post_send_shadow_qp(rdev, gsi_sqp, swr);
-
-	return 0;
+	return bnxt_re_post_send_shadow_qp(rdev, gsi_sqp, swr);
 }
 
 static void bnxt_re_process_res_rawqp1_wc(struct ib_wc *wc,