diff --git a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/ruc.c b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/ruc.c
index aa53859503ee9..08813cdbd4757 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/ruc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/ruc.c
@@ -906,8 +906,11 @@ void hfi1_do_send(struct rvt_qp *qp)
 						*ps.ppd->dd->send_schedule);
 					return;
 				}
-				cond_resched();
-				this_cpu_inc(*ps.ppd->dd->send_schedule);
+				if (!irqs_disabled()) {
+					cond_resched();
+					this_cpu_inc(
+					   *ps.ppd->dd->send_schedule);
+				}
 				timeout = jiffies + (timeout_int) / 8;
 			}
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&qp->s_lock, flags);