diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
index 7720ea270ed8c8..d7f69e593a63f4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
@@ -1961,7 +1961,8 @@ static void srp_process_rsp(struct srp_rdma_ch *ch, struct srp_rsp *rsp)
 		if (scmnd) {
 			req = scsi_cmd_priv(scmnd);
 			scmnd = srp_claim_req(ch, req, NULL, scmnd);
-		} else {
+		}
+		if (!scmnd) {
 			shost_printk(KERN_ERR, target->scsi_host,
 				     "Null scmnd for RSP w/tag %#016llx received on ch %td / QP %#x\n",
 				     rsp->tag, ch - target->ch, ch->qp->qp_num);