diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/amso1100/c2_intr.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/amso1100/c2_intr.c
index 8951db4ae29d..3a17d9b36dba 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/amso1100/c2_intr.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/amso1100/c2_intr.c
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ static void handle_vq(struct c2_dev *c2dev, u32 mq_index)
 		 * We should never get here, as the adapter should
 		 * never send us a reply that we're not expecting.
 		 */
-		vq_repbuf_free(c2dev, host_msg);
+		if (reply_msg != NULL)
+			vq_repbuf_free(c2dev, host_msg);
 		pr_debug("handle_vq: UNEXPECTEDLY got NULL req\n");
 		return;
 	}