diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
index 14c260ed63cbf..e5a1e7d813265 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static inline struct ucma_context *_ucma_find_context(int id,
 	ctx = idr_find(&ctx_idr, id);
 	if (!ctx)
 		ctx = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-	else if (ctx->file != file)
+	else if (ctx->file != file || !ctx->cm_id)
 		ctx = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	return ctx;
 }
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ static ssize_t ucma_create_id(struct ucma_file *file, const char __user *inbuf,
 	struct rdma_ucm_create_id cmd;
 	struct rdma_ucm_create_id_resp resp;
 	struct ucma_context *ctx;
+	struct rdma_cm_id *cm_id;
 	enum ib_qp_type qp_type;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -476,10 +477,10 @@ static ssize_t ucma_create_id(struct ucma_file *file, const char __user *inbuf,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ctx->uid = cmd.uid;
-	ctx->cm_id = rdma_create_id(current->nsproxy->net_ns,
-				    ucma_event_handler, ctx, cmd.ps, qp_type);
-	if (IS_ERR(ctx->cm_id)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(ctx->cm_id);
+	cm_id = rdma_create_id(current->nsproxy->net_ns,
+			       ucma_event_handler, ctx, cmd.ps, qp_type);
+	if (IS_ERR(cm_id)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(cm_id);
 		goto err1;
 	}
 
@@ -489,10 +490,12 @@ static ssize_t ucma_create_id(struct ucma_file *file, const char __user *inbuf,
 		ret = -EFAULT;
 		goto err2;
 	}
+
+	ctx->cm_id = cm_id;
 	return 0;
 
 err2:
-	rdma_destroy_id(ctx->cm_id);
+	rdma_destroy_id(cm_id);
 err1:
 	mutex_lock(&mut);
 	idr_remove(&ctx_idr, ctx->id);