diff --git a/sys/ofed/drivers/infiniband/core/ib_uverbs_cmd.c b/sys/ofed/drivers/infiniband/core/ib_uverbs_cmd.c
index f43e594edadb..6b281b62b8e1 100644
--- a/sys/ofed/drivers/infiniband/core/ib_uverbs_cmd.c
+++ b/sys/ofed/drivers/infiniband/core/ib_uverbs_cmd.c
@@ -3071,6 +3071,7 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_detach_mcast(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 	struct ib_qp                 *qp;
 	struct ib_uverbs_mcast_entry *mcast;
 	int                           ret = -EINVAL;
+	bool                          found = false;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&cmd, buf, sizeof cmd))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -3082,18 +3083,22 @@ ssize_t ib_uverbs_detach_mcast(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 	obj = container_of(qp->uobject, struct ib_uqp_object, uevent.uobject);
 	mutex_lock(&obj->mcast_lock);
 
-	ret = ib_detach_mcast(qp, (union ib_gid *) cmd.gid, cmd.mlid);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out_put;
-
 	list_for_each_entry(mcast, &obj->mcast_list, list)
 		if (cmd.mlid == mcast->lid &&
 		    !memcmp(cmd.gid, mcast->gid.raw, sizeof mcast->gid.raw)) {
 			list_del(&mcast->list);
 			kfree(mcast);
+			found = true;
 			break;
 		}
 
+	if (!found) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_put;
+	}
+
+	ret = ib_detach_mcast(qp, (union ib_gid *)cmd.gid, cmd.mlid);
+
 out_put:
 	mutex_unlock(&obj->mcast_lock);
 	put_qp_write(qp);