diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c
index 656b2bd258a9..093371f9d245 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ static int svc_rdma_listen_handler(struct rdma_cm_id *cma_id,
 		if (IS_ERR(listen_id)) {
 			pr_err("Listener dead, address change failed for device %s\n",
 				cma_id->device->name);
+			cma_xprt->sc_cm_id = NULL;
 		} else
 			cma_xprt->sc_cm_id = listen_id;
 		return 1;
@@ -638,7 +639,8 @@ static void svc_rdma_detach(struct svc_xprt *xprt)
 	struct svcxprt_rdma *rdma =
 		container_of(xprt, struct svcxprt_rdma, sc_xprt);
 
-	rdma_disconnect(rdma->sc_cm_id);
+	if (rdma->sc_cm_id)
+		rdma_disconnect(rdma->sc_cm_id);
 
 	/*
 	 * Most close paths go through svc_rdma_xprt_deferred_close(),