diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
index 79792c92e6fb5..e980ff3335db6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
@@ -920,7 +920,10 @@ static int cma_ib_handler(struct ib_cm_id *cm_id, struct ib_cm_event *ib_event)
 	struct rdma_cm_event event;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (cma_disable_callback(id_priv, CMA_CONNECT))
+	if ((ib_event->event != IB_CM_TIMEWAIT_EXIT &&
+		cma_disable_callback(id_priv, CMA_CONNECT)) ||
+	    (ib_event->event == IB_CM_TIMEWAIT_EXIT &&
+		cma_disable_callback(id_priv, CMA_DISCONNECT)))
 		return 0;
 
 	memset(&event, 0, sizeof event);
@@ -956,6 +959,8 @@ static int cma_ib_handler(struct ib_cm_id *cm_id, struct ib_cm_event *ib_event)
 		event.event = RDMA_CM_EVENT_DISCONNECTED;
 		break;
 	case IB_CM_TIMEWAIT_EXIT:
+		event.event = RDMA_CM_EVENT_TIMEWAIT_EXIT;
+		break;
 	case IB_CM_MRA_RECEIVED:
 		/* ignore event */
 		goto out;
diff --git a/include/rdma/rdma_cm.h b/include/rdma/rdma_cm.h
index 001d606517ff6..df7faf09d66f7 100644
--- a/include/rdma/rdma_cm.h
+++ b/include/rdma/rdma_cm.h
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ enum rdma_cm_event_type {
 	RDMA_CM_EVENT_DEVICE_REMOVAL,
 	RDMA_CM_EVENT_MULTICAST_JOIN,
 	RDMA_CM_EVENT_MULTICAST_ERROR,
-	RDMA_CM_EVENT_ADDR_CHANGE
+	RDMA_CM_EVENT_ADDR_CHANGE,
+	RDMA_CM_EVENT_TIMEWAIT_EXIT
 };
 
 enum rdma_port_space {