diff --git a/sys/dev/cxgbe/iw_cxgbe/qp.c b/sys/dev/cxgbe/iw_cxgbe/qp.c
index 44ad9cd7fa31..cf7476011101 100644
--- a/sys/dev/cxgbe/iw_cxgbe/qp.c
+++ b/sys/dev/cxgbe/iw_cxgbe/qp.c
@@ -1359,9 +1359,9 @@ int c4iw_modify_qp(struct c4iw_dev *rhp, struct c4iw_qp *qhp,
 	qhp->ep = NULL;
 	set_state(qhp, C4IW_QP_STATE_ERROR);
 	free = 1;
-	wake_up(&qhp->wait);
 	BUG_ON(!ep);
 	flush_qp(qhp);
+	wake_up(&qhp->wait);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&qhp->mutex);