diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
index 00756210b7a8..9edc200b311d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
@@ -3127,6 +3127,8 @@ static int create_server6(struct c4iw_dev *dev, struct c4iw_listen_ep *ep)
 		err = c4iw_wait_for_reply(&ep->com.dev->rdev,
 					  &ep->com.wr_wait,
 					  0, 0, __func__);
+	else if (err > 0)
+		err = net_xmit_errno(err);
 	if (err)
 		pr_err("cxgb4_create_server6/filter failed err %d stid %d laddr %pI6 lport %d\n",
 		       err, ep->stid,
@@ -3160,6 +3162,8 @@ static int create_server4(struct c4iw_dev *dev, struct c4iw_listen_ep *ep)
 			err = c4iw_wait_for_reply(&ep->com.dev->rdev,
 						  &ep->com.wr_wait,
 						  0, 0, __func__);
+		else if (err > 0)
+			err = net_xmit_errno(err);
 	}
 	if (err)
 		pr_err("cxgb4_create_server/filter failed err %d stid %d laddr %pI4 lport %d\n"