diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c
index e459fb542b83..1f6e006c51c4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c
@@ -792,8 +792,11 @@ static void rxe_qp_do_cleanup(struct work_struct *work)
 		del_timer_sync(&qp->rnr_nak_timer);
 	}
 
-	rxe_cleanup_task(&qp->req.task);
-	rxe_cleanup_task(&qp->comp.task);
+	if (qp->req.task.func)
+		rxe_cleanup_task(&qp->req.task);
+
+	if (qp->comp.task.func)
+		rxe_cleanup_task(&qp->comp.task);
 
 	/* flush out any receive wr's or pending requests */
 	if (qp->req.task.func)