diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c
index 091db0853a6f..e978ee4bb73a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c
@@ -1537,7 +1537,6 @@ static void rtrs_srv_close_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	srv_path = container_of(work, typeof(*srv_path), close_work);
 
-	rtrs_srv_destroy_path_files(srv_path);
 	rtrs_srv_stop_hb(srv_path);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < srv_path->s.con_num; i++) {
@@ -1557,6 +1556,8 @@ static void rtrs_srv_close_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	/* Wait for all completion */
 	wait_for_completion(&srv_path->complete_done);
 
+	rtrs_srv_destroy_path_files(srv_path);
+
 	/* Notify upper layer if we are the last path */
 	rtrs_srv_path_down(srv_path);