diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/device.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/device.c
index 93e3d27..4f9fd1a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/device.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/device.c
@@ -846,9 +846,17 @@ static int c4iw_rdev_open(struct c4iw_rdev *rdev)
 		}
 	}
 
+	rdev->free_workq = create_singlethread_workqueue("iw_cxgb4_free");
+	if (!rdev->free_workq) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_free_status_page;
+	}
+
 	rdev->status_page->db_off = 0;
 
 	return 0;
+err_free_status_page:
+	free_page((unsigned long)rdev->status_page);
 destroy_ocqp_pool:
 	c4iw_ocqp_pool_destroy(rdev);
 destroy_rqtpool:
@@ -862,6 +870,7 @@ static int c4iw_rdev_open(struct c4iw_rdev *rdev)
 
 static void c4iw_rdev_close(struct c4iw_rdev *rdev)
 {
+	destroy_workqueue(rdev->free_workq);
 	kfree(rdev->wr_log);
 	free_page((unsigned long)rdev->status_page);
 	c4iw_pblpool_destroy(rdev);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/iw_cxgb4.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/iw_cxgb4.h
index 7b1e465..8cd4d05 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/iw_cxgb4.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/iw_cxgb4.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <linux/kref.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ struct c4iw_dev_ucontext {
 	struct list_head qpids;
 	struct list_head cqids;
 	struct mutex lock;
+	struct kref kref;
 };
 
 enum c4iw_rdev_flags {
@@ -183,6 +185,7 @@ struct c4iw_rdev {
 	atomic_t wr_log_idx;
 	struct wr_log_entry *wr_log;
 	int wr_log_size;
+	struct workqueue_struct *free_workq;
 };
 
 static inline int c4iw_fatal_error(struct c4iw_rdev *rdev)
@@ -480,6 +483,8 @@ struct c4iw_qp {
 	wait_queue_head_t wait;
 	struct timer_list timer;
 	int sq_sig_all;
+	struct work_struct free_work;
+	struct c4iw_ucontext *ucontext;
 };
 
 static inline struct c4iw_qp *to_c4iw_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp)
@@ -493,6 +498,7 @@ struct c4iw_ucontext {
 	u32 key;
 	spinlock_t mmap_lock;
 	struct list_head mmaps;
+	struct kref kref;
 };
 
 static inline struct c4iw_ucontext *to_c4iw_ucontext(struct ib_ucontext *c)
@@ -500,6 +506,18 @@ static inline struct c4iw_ucontext *to_c4iw_ucontext(struct ib_ucontext *c)
 	return container_of(c, struct c4iw_ucontext, ibucontext);
 }
 
+void _c4iw_free_ucontext(struct kref *kref);
+
+static inline void c4iw_put_ucontext(struct c4iw_ucontext *ucontext)
+{
+	kref_put(&ucontext->kref, _c4iw_free_ucontext);
+}
+
+static inline void c4iw_get_ucontext(struct c4iw_ucontext *ucontext)
+{
+	kref_get(&ucontext->kref);
+}
+
 struct c4iw_mm_entry {
 	struct list_head entry;
 	u64 addr;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/provider.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/provider.c
index 7b24845..f785883 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/provider.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/provider.c
@@ -91,17 +91,28 @@ static int c4iw_process_mad(struct ib_device *ibdev, int mad_flags,
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
-static int c4iw_dealloc_ucontext(struct ib_ucontext *context)
+void _c4iw_free_ucontext(struct kref *kref)
 {
-	struct c4iw_dev *rhp = to_c4iw_dev(context->device);
-	struct c4iw_ucontext *ucontext = to_c4iw_ucontext(context);
+	struct c4iw_ucontext *ucontext;
+	struct c4iw_dev *rhp;
 	struct c4iw_mm_entry *mm, *tmp;
 
-	PDBG("%s context %p\n", __func__, context);
+	ucontext = container_of(kref, struct c4iw_ucontext, kref);
+	rhp = to_c4iw_dev(ucontext->ibucontext.device);
+
+	PDBG("%s ucontext %p\n", __func__, ucontext);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(mm, tmp, &ucontext->mmaps, entry)
 		kfree(mm);
 	c4iw_release_dev_ucontext(&rhp->rdev, &ucontext->uctx);
 	kfree(ucontext);
+}
+
+static int c4iw_dealloc_ucontext(struct ib_ucontext *context)
+{
+	struct c4iw_ucontext *ucontext = to_c4iw_ucontext(context);
+
+	PDBG("%s context %p\n", __func__, context);
+	c4iw_put_ucontext(ucontext);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -125,6 +136,7 @@ static struct ib_ucontext *c4iw_alloc_ucontext(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 	c4iw_init_dev_ucontext(&rhp->rdev, &context->uctx);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&context->mmaps);
 	spin_lock_init(&context->mmap_lock);
+	kref_init(&context->kref);
 
 	if (udata->outlen < sizeof(uresp) - sizeof(uresp.reserved)) {
 		if (!warned++)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c
index 31ab451..04c1c38 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c
@@ -715,13 +715,32 @@ static int build_inv_stag(union t4_wr *wqe, struct ib_send_wr *wr, u8 *len16)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void _free_qp(struct kref *kref)
+static void free_qp_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct c4iw_ucontext *ucontext;
+	struct c4iw_qp *qhp;
+	struct c4iw_dev *rhp;
+
+	qhp = container_of(work, struct c4iw_qp, free_work);
+	ucontext = qhp->ucontext;
+	rhp = qhp->rhp;
+
+	PDBG("%s qhp %p ucontext %p\n", __func__, qhp, ucontext);
+	destroy_qp(&rhp->rdev, &qhp->wq,
+		   ucontext ? &ucontext->uctx : &rhp->rdev.uctx);
+
+	if (ucontext)
+		c4iw_put_ucontext(ucontext);
+	kfree(qhp);
+}
+
+static void queue_qp_free(struct kref *kref)
 {
 	struct c4iw_qp *qhp;
 
 	qhp = container_of(kref, struct c4iw_qp, kref);
 	PDBG("%s qhp %p\n", __func__, qhp);
-	kfree(qhp);
+	queue_work(qhp->rhp->rdev.free_workq, &qhp->free_work);
 }
 
 void c4iw_qp_add_ref(struct ib_qp *qp)
@@ -733,7 +752,7 @@ void c4iw_qp_add_ref(struct ib_qp *qp)
 void c4iw_qp_rem_ref(struct ib_qp *qp)
 {
 	PDBG("%s ib_qp %p\n", __func__, qp);
-	kref_put(&to_c4iw_qp(qp)->kref, _free_qp);
+	kref_put(&to_c4iw_qp(qp)->kref, queue_qp_free);
 }
 
 static void add_to_fc_list(struct list_head *head, struct list_head *entry)
@@ -1706,7 +1725,6 @@ int c4iw_destroy_qp(struct ib_qp *ib_qp)
 	struct c4iw_dev *rhp;
 	struct c4iw_qp *qhp;
 	struct c4iw_qp_attributes attrs;
-	struct c4iw_ucontext *ucontext;
 
 	qhp = to_c4iw_qp(ib_qp);
 	rhp = qhp->rhp;
@@ -1726,11 +1744,6 @@ int c4iw_destroy_qp(struct ib_qp *ib_qp)
 	spin_unlock_irq(&rhp->lock);
 	free_ird(rhp, qhp->attr.max_ird);
 
-	ucontext = ib_qp->uobject ?
-		   to_c4iw_ucontext(ib_qp->uobject->context) : NULL;
-	destroy_qp(&rhp->rdev, &qhp->wq,
-		   ucontext ? &ucontext->uctx : &rhp->rdev.uctx);
-
 	c4iw_qp_rem_ref(ib_qp);
 
 	PDBG("%s ib_qp %p qpid 0x%0x\n", __func__, ib_qp, qhp->wq.sq.qid);
@@ -1829,6 +1842,7 @@ struct ib_qp *c4iw_create_qp(struct ib_pd *pd, struct ib_qp_init_attr *attrs,
 	mutex_init(&qhp->mutex);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&qhp->wait);
 	kref_init(&qhp->kref);
+	INIT_WORK(&qhp->free_work, free_qp_work);
 
 	ret = insert_handle(rhp, &rhp->qpidr, qhp, qhp->wq.sq.qid);
 	if (ret)
@@ -1915,6 +1929,9 @@ struct ib_qp *c4iw_create_qp(struct ib_pd *pd, struct ib_qp_init_attr *attrs,
 			ma_sync_key_mm->len = PAGE_SIZE;
 			insert_mmap(ucontext, ma_sync_key_mm);
 		}
+
+		c4iw_get_ucontext(ucontext);
+		qhp->ucontext = ucontext;
 	}
 	qhp->ibqp.qp_num = qhp->wq.sq.qid;
 	init_timer(&(qhp->timer));
