diff --git a/net/smc/smc_tx.c b/net/smc/smc_tx.c
index fea6482233a614..71b7d9f079f0a1 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_tx.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_tx.c
@@ -248,8 +248,10 @@ static int smc_tx_rdma_write(struct smc_connection *conn, int peer_rmbe_offset,
 		peer_rmbe_offset;
 	rdma_wr.rkey = lgr->rtokens[conn->rtoken_idx][SMC_SINGLE_LINK].rkey;
 	rc = ib_post_send(link->roce_qp, &rdma_wr.wr, &failed_wr);
-	if (rc)
+	if (rc) {
 		conn->local_tx_ctrl.conn_state_flags.peer_conn_abort = 1;
+		smc_lgr_terminate(lgr);
+	}
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_wr.c b/net/smc/smc_wr.c
index 5ed94109d1d6fd..621c65850a18f9 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_wr.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_wr.c
@@ -248,8 +248,14 @@ int smc_wr_tx_send(struct smc_link *link, struct smc_wr_tx_pend_priv *priv)
 	pend = container_of(priv, struct smc_wr_tx_pend, priv);
 	rc = ib_post_send(link->roce_qp, &link->wr_tx_ibs[pend->idx],
 			  &failed_wr);
-	if (rc)
+	if (rc) {
+		struct smc_link_group *lgr =
+			container_of(link, struct smc_link_group,
+				     lnk[SMC_SINGLE_LINK]);
+
 		smc_wr_tx_put_slot(link, priv);
+		smc_lgr_terminate(lgr);
+	}
 	return rc;
 }