diff --git a/net/rds/recv.c b/net/rds/recv.c
index c71b923764fd..5627f80013f8 100644
--- a/net/rds/recv.c
+++ b/net/rds/recv.c
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ static int rds_still_queued(struct rds_sock *rs, struct rds_incoming *inc,
 	struct sock *sk = rds_rs_to_sk(rs);
 	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	struct rds_incoming *to_drop = NULL;
 
 	write_lock_irqsave(&rs->rs_recv_lock, flags);
 	if (!list_empty(&inc->i_item)) {
@@ -435,11 +436,14 @@ static int rds_still_queued(struct rds_sock *rs, struct rds_incoming *inc,
 					      -be32_to_cpu(inc->i_hdr.h_len),
 					      inc->i_hdr.h_dport);
 			list_del_init(&inc->i_item);
-			rds_inc_put(inc);
+			to_drop = inc;
 		}
 	}
 	write_unlock_irqrestore(&rs->rs_recv_lock, flags);
 
+	if (to_drop)
+		rds_inc_put(to_drop);
+
 	rdsdebug("inc %p rs %p still %d dropped %d\n", inc, rs, ret, drop);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -758,16 +762,21 @@ void rds_clear_recv_queue(struct rds_sock *rs)
 	struct sock *sk = rds_rs_to_sk(rs);
 	struct rds_incoming *inc, *tmp;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	LIST_HEAD(to_drop);
 
 	write_lock_irqsave(&rs->rs_recv_lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(inc, tmp, &rs->rs_recv_queue, i_item) {
 		rds_recv_rcvbuf_delta(rs, sk, inc->i_conn->c_lcong,
 				      -be32_to_cpu(inc->i_hdr.h_len),
 				      inc->i_hdr.h_dport);
+		list_move(&inc->i_item, &to_drop);
+	}
+	write_unlock_irqrestore(&rs->rs_recv_lock, flags);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(inc, tmp, &to_drop, i_item) {
 		list_del_init(&inc->i_item);
 		rds_inc_put(inc);
 	}
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&rs->rs_recv_lock, flags);
 }
 
 /*