diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
index abe4fe496d05c..a41ee9feab8e7 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
@@ -1679,7 +1679,6 @@ static int nvme_rdma_cm_handler(struct rdma_cm_id *cm_id,
 		complete(&queue->cm_done);
 		return 0;
 	case RDMA_CM_EVENT_REJECTED:
-		nvme_rdma_destroy_queue_ib(queue);
 		cm_error = nvme_rdma_conn_rejected(queue, ev);
 		break;
 	case RDMA_CM_EVENT_ROUTE_ERROR: