diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_rdma.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_rdma.h
index 722fc7c48725..5841978550c6 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_rdma.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_rdma.h
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ struct svc_rdma_send_ctxt {
 
 	struct ib_send_wr	sc_send_wr;
 	struct ib_cqe		sc_cqe;
+	struct completion	sc_done;
 	struct xdr_buf		sc_hdrbuf;
 	struct xdr_stream	sc_stream;
 	void			*sc_xprt_buf;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c
index 9150df35fb6f..16897fcb659c 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c
@@ -93,7 +93,13 @@ static int svc_rdma_bc_sendto(struct svcxprt_rdma *rdma,
 	 */
 	get_page(virt_to_page(rqst->rq_buffer));
 	sctxt->sc_send_wr.opcode = IB_WR_SEND;
-	return svc_rdma_send(rdma, sctxt);
+	ret = svc_rdma_send(rdma, sctxt);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = wait_for_completion_killable(&sctxt->sc_done);
+	svc_rdma_send_ctxt_put(rdma, sctxt);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /* Server-side transport endpoint wants a whole page for its send
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_sendto.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_sendto.c
index 4471a0fcd3a3..62d55850ca54 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_sendto.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_sendto.c
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ svc_rdma_send_ctxt_alloc(struct svcxprt_rdma *rdma)
 	ctxt->sc_send_wr.wr_cqe = &ctxt->sc_cqe;
 	ctxt->sc_send_wr.sg_list = ctxt->sc_sges;
 	ctxt->sc_send_wr.send_flags = IB_SEND_SIGNALED;
+	init_completion(&ctxt->sc_done);
 	ctxt->sc_cqe.done = svc_rdma_wc_send;
 	ctxt->sc_xprt_buf = buffer;
 	xdr_buf_init(&ctxt->sc_hdrbuf, ctxt->sc_xprt_buf,
@@ -280,11 +281,11 @@ static void svc_rdma_wc_send(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *wc)
 
 	trace_svcrdma_wc_send(wc, &ctxt->sc_cid);
 
+	complete(&ctxt->sc_done);
+
 	atomic_inc(&rdma->sc_sq_avail);
 	wake_up(&rdma->sc_send_wait);
 
-	svc_rdma_send_ctxt_put(rdma, ctxt);
-
 	if (unlikely(wc->status != IB_WC_SUCCESS))
 		svc_xprt_deferred_close(&rdma->sc_xprt);
 }
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@ static void svc_rdma_wc_send(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *wc)
  * @rdma: transport on which to post the WR
  * @ctxt: send ctxt with a Send WR ready to post
  *
- * Returns zero the Send WR was posted successfully. Otherwise, a
+ * Returns zero if the Send WR was posted successfully. Otherwise, a
  * negative errno is returned.
  */
 int svc_rdma_send(struct svcxprt_rdma *rdma, struct svc_rdma_send_ctxt *ctxt)
@@ -302,7 +303,7 @@ int svc_rdma_send(struct svcxprt_rdma *rdma, struct svc_rdma_send_ctxt *ctxt)
 	struct ib_send_wr *wr = &ctxt->sc_send_wr;
 	int ret;
 
-	might_sleep();
+	reinit_completion(&ctxt->sc_done);
 
 	/* Sync the transport header buffer */
 	ib_dma_sync_single_for_device(rdma->sc_pd->device,
@@ -795,7 +796,7 @@ int svc_rdma_map_reply_msg(struct svcxprt_rdma *rdma,
  * svc_rdma_sendto returns. Transfer pages under I/O to the ctxt
  * so they are released by the Send completion handler.
  */
-static void svc_rdma_save_io_pages(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
+static inline void svc_rdma_save_io_pages(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 				   struct svc_rdma_send_ctxt *ctxt)
 {
 	int i, pages = rqstp->rq_next_page - rqstp->rq_respages;
@@ -839,15 +840,20 @@ static int svc_rdma_send_reply_msg(struct svcxprt_rdma *rdma,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	svc_rdma_save_io_pages(rqstp, sctxt);
-
 	if (rctxt->rc_inv_rkey) {
 		sctxt->sc_send_wr.opcode = IB_WR_SEND_WITH_INV;
 		sctxt->sc_send_wr.ex.invalidate_rkey = rctxt->rc_inv_rkey;
 	} else {
 		sctxt->sc_send_wr.opcode = IB_WR_SEND;
 	}
-	return svc_rdma_send(rdma, sctxt);
+
+	ret = svc_rdma_send(rdma, sctxt);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = wait_for_completion_killable(&sctxt->sc_done);
+	svc_rdma_send_ctxt_put(rdma, sctxt);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -913,7 +919,8 @@ void svc_rdma_send_error_msg(struct svcxprt_rdma *rdma,
 	sctxt->sc_sges[0].length = sctxt->sc_hdrbuf.len;
 	if (svc_rdma_send(rdma, sctxt))
 		goto put_ctxt;
-	return;
+
+	wait_for_completion_killable(&sctxt->sc_done);
 
 put_ctxt:
 	svc_rdma_send_ctxt_put(rdma, sctxt);
@@ -981,10 +988,6 @@ int svc_rdma_sendto(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	if (ret != -E2BIG && ret != -EINVAL)
 		goto err1;
 
-	/* Send completion releases payload pages that were part
-	 * of previously posted RDMA Writes.
-	 */
-	svc_rdma_save_io_pages(rqstp, sctxt);
 	svc_rdma_send_error_msg(rdma, sctxt, rctxt, ret);
 	return 0;