diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
index ffb83b5f7e805..6391ed0fe4492 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
@@ -523,8 +523,11 @@ void ipoib_mcast_join_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (!test_bit(IPOIB_MCAST_RUN, &priv->flags))
 		return;
 
-	if (ib_query_port(priv->ca, priv->port, &port_attr) ||
-	    port_attr.state != IB_PORT_ACTIVE) {
+	if (ib_query_port(priv->ca, priv->port, &port_attr)) {
+		ipoib_dbg(priv, "ib_query_port() failed\n");
+		return;
+	}
+	if (port_attr.state != IB_PORT_ACTIVE) {
 		ipoib_dbg(priv, "port state is not ACTIVE (state = %d) suspending join task\n",
 			  port_attr.state);
 		return;