diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_main.c
index 05a92f997f60..fb01407a310f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_main.c
@@ -248,24 +248,6 @@ static struct ib_qp *siw_get_base_qp(struct ib_device *base_dev, int id)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void siw_verbs_sq_flush(struct ib_qp *base_qp)
-{
-	struct siw_qp *qp = to_siw_qp(base_qp);
-
-	down_write(&qp->state_lock);
-	siw_sq_flush(qp);
-	up_write(&qp->state_lock);
-}
-
-static void siw_verbs_rq_flush(struct ib_qp *base_qp)
-{
-	struct siw_qp *qp = to_siw_qp(base_qp);
-
-	down_write(&qp->state_lock);
-	siw_rq_flush(qp);
-	up_write(&qp->state_lock);
-}
-
 static const struct ib_device_ops siw_device_ops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.uverbs_abi_ver = SIW_ABI_VERSION,
@@ -284,8 +266,6 @@ static const struct ib_device_ops siw_device_ops = {
 	.destroy_cq = siw_destroy_cq,
 	.destroy_qp = siw_destroy_qp,
 	.destroy_srq = siw_destroy_srq,
-	.drain_rq = siw_verbs_rq_flush,
-	.drain_sq = siw_verbs_sq_flush,
 	.get_dma_mr = siw_get_dma_mr,
 	.get_port_immutable = siw_get_port_immutable,
 	.iw_accept = siw_accept,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_verbs.c
index 869e02b69a01..c0574ddc98fa 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_verbs.c
@@ -687,6 +687,47 @@ static int siw_copy_inline_sgl(const struct ib_send_wr *core_wr,
 	return bytes;
 }
 
+/* Complete SQ WR's without processing */
+static int siw_sq_flush_wr(struct siw_qp *qp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
+			   const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
+{
+	struct siw_sqe sqe = {};
+	int rv = 0;
+
+	while (wr) {
+		sqe.id = wr->wr_id;
+		sqe.opcode = wr->opcode;
+		rv = siw_sqe_complete(qp, &sqe, 0, SIW_WC_WR_FLUSH_ERR);
+		if (rv) {
+			if (bad_wr)
+				*bad_wr = wr;
+			break;
+		}
+		wr = wr->next;
+	}
+	return rv;
+}
+
+/* Complete RQ WR's without processing */
+static int siw_rq_flush_wr(struct siw_qp *qp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
+			   const struct ib_recv_wr **bad_wr)
+{
+	struct siw_rqe rqe = {};
+	int rv = 0;
+
+	while (wr) {
+		rqe.id = wr->wr_id;
+		rv = siw_rqe_complete(qp, &rqe, 0, 0, SIW_WC_WR_FLUSH_ERR);
+		if (rv) {
+			if (bad_wr)
+				*bad_wr = wr;
+			break;
+		}
+		wr = wr->next;
+	}
+	return rv;
+}
+
 /*
  * siw_post_send()
  *
@@ -705,26 +746,54 @@ int siw_post_send(struct ib_qp *base_qp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int rv = 0;
 
+	if (wr && !qp->kernel_verbs) {
+		siw_dbg_qp(qp, "wr must be empty for user mapped sq\n");
+		*bad_wr = wr;
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Try to acquire QP state lock. Must be non-blocking
 	 * to accommodate kernel clients needs.
 	 */
 	if (!down_read_trylock(&qp->state_lock)) {
-		*bad_wr = wr;
-		siw_dbg_qp(qp, "QP locked, state %d\n", qp->attrs.state);
-		return -ENOTCONN;
+		if (qp->attrs.state == SIW_QP_STATE_ERROR) {
+			/*
+			 * ERROR state is final, so we can be sure
+			 * this state will not change as long as the QP
+			 * exists.
+			 *
+			 * This handles an ib_drain_sq() call with
+			 * a concurrent request to set the QP state
+			 * to ERROR.
+			 */
+			rv = siw_sq_flush_wr(qp, wr, bad_wr);
+		} else {
+			siw_dbg_qp(qp, "QP locked, state %d\n",
+				   qp->attrs.state);
+			*bad_wr = wr;
+			rv = -ENOTCONN;
+		}
+		return rv;
 	}
 	if (unlikely(qp->attrs.state != SIW_QP_STATE_RTS)) {
+		if (qp->attrs.state == SIW_QP_STATE_ERROR) {
+			/*
+			 * Immediately flush this WR to CQ, if QP
+			 * is in ERROR state. SQ is guaranteed to
+			 * be empty, so WR complets in-order.
+			 *
+			 * Typically triggered by ib_drain_sq().
+			 */
+			rv = siw_sq_flush_wr(qp, wr, bad_wr);
+		} else {
+			siw_dbg_qp(qp, "QP out of state %d\n",
+				   qp->attrs.state);
+			*bad_wr = wr;
+			rv = -ENOTCONN;
+		}
 		up_read(&qp->state_lock);
-		*bad_wr = wr;
-		siw_dbg_qp(qp, "QP out of state %d\n", qp->attrs.state);
-		return -ENOTCONN;
-	}
-	if (wr && !qp->kernel_verbs) {
-		siw_dbg_qp(qp, "wr must be empty for user mapped sq\n");
-		up_read(&qp->state_lock);
-		*bad_wr = wr;
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return rv;
 	}
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&qp->sq_lock, flags);
 
@@ -919,24 +988,55 @@ int siw_post_receive(struct ib_qp *base_qp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
 		*bad_wr = wr;
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP; /* what else from errno.h? */
 	}
-	/*
-	 * Try to acquire QP state lock. Must be non-blocking
-	 * to accommodate kernel clients needs.
-	 */
-	if (!down_read_trylock(&qp->state_lock)) {
-		*bad_wr = wr;
-		return -ENOTCONN;
-	}
 	if (!qp->kernel_verbs) {
 		siw_dbg_qp(qp, "no kernel post_recv for user mapped sq\n");
 		up_read(&qp->state_lock);
 		*bad_wr = wr;
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Try to acquire QP state lock. Must be non-blocking
+	 * to accommodate kernel clients needs.
+	 */
+	if (!down_read_trylock(&qp->state_lock)) {
+		if (qp->attrs.state == SIW_QP_STATE_ERROR) {
+			/*
+			 * ERROR state is final, so we can be sure
+			 * this state will not change as long as the QP
+			 * exists.
+			 *
+			 * This handles an ib_drain_rq() call with
+			 * a concurrent request to set the QP state
+			 * to ERROR.
+			 */
+			rv = siw_rq_flush_wr(qp, wr, bad_wr);
+		} else {
+			siw_dbg_qp(qp, "QP locked, state %d\n",
+				   qp->attrs.state);
+			*bad_wr = wr;
+			rv = -ENOTCONN;
+		}
+		return rv;
+	}
 	if (qp->attrs.state > SIW_QP_STATE_RTS) {
+		if (qp->attrs.state == SIW_QP_STATE_ERROR) {
+			/*
+			 * Immediately flush this WR to CQ, if QP
+			 * is in ERROR state. RQ is guaranteed to
+			 * be empty, so WR complets in-order.
+			 *
+			 * Typically triggered by ib_drain_rq().
+			 */
+			rv = siw_rq_flush_wr(qp, wr, bad_wr);
+		} else {
+			siw_dbg_qp(qp, "QP out of state %d\n",
+				   qp->attrs.state);
+			*bad_wr = wr;
+			rv = -ENOTCONN;
+		}
 		up_read(&qp->state_lock);
-		*bad_wr = wr;
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return rv;
 	}
 	/*
 	 * Serialize potentially multiple producers.
