diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c
index c3fbf0779d4ab..aca8bdf65d729 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c
@@ -621,7 +621,8 @@ static void __svc_rdma_free(struct work_struct *work)
 	/* Destroy the CM ID */
 	rdma_destroy_id(rdma->sc_cm_id);
 
-	rpcrdma_rn_unregister(device, &rdma->sc_rn);
+	if (!test_bit(XPT_LISTENER, &rdma->sc_xprt.xpt_flags))
+		rpcrdma_rn_unregister(device, &rdma->sc_rn);
 	kfree(rdma);
 }