diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
index 6ee64c25aaff4..494f413dc3c6c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
@@ -670,13 +670,12 @@ int ipoib_send(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static void __ipoib_reap_ah(struct net_device *dev)
+static void ipoib_reap_dead_ahs(struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv)
 {
-	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = ipoib_priv(dev);
 	struct ipoib_ah *ah, *tah;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	netif_tx_lock_bh(dev);
+	netif_tx_lock_bh(priv->dev);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(ah, tah, &priv->dead_ahs, list)
@@ -687,37 +686,37 @@ static void __ipoib_reap_ah(struct net_device *dev)
 		}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
-	netif_tx_unlock_bh(dev);
+	netif_tx_unlock_bh(priv->dev);
 }
 
 void ipoib_reap_ah(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv =
 		container_of(work, struct ipoib_dev_priv, ah_reap_task.work);
-	struct net_device *dev = priv->dev;
 
-	__ipoib_reap_ah(dev);
+	ipoib_reap_dead_ahs(priv);
 
 	if (!test_bit(IPOIB_STOP_REAPER, &priv->flags))
 		queue_delayed_work(priv->wq, &priv->ah_reap_task,
 				   round_jiffies_relative(HZ));
 }
 
-static void ipoib_flush_ah(struct net_device *dev)
+static void ipoib_start_ah_reaper(struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv)
 {
-	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = ipoib_priv(dev);
-
-	cancel_delayed_work(&priv->ah_reap_task);
-	flush_workqueue(priv->wq);
-	ipoib_reap_ah(&priv->ah_reap_task.work);
+	clear_bit(IPOIB_STOP_REAPER, &priv->flags);
+	queue_delayed_work(priv->wq, &priv->ah_reap_task,
+			   round_jiffies_relative(HZ));
 }
 
-static void ipoib_stop_ah(struct net_device *dev)
+static void ipoib_stop_ah_reaper(struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv)
 {
-	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = ipoib_priv(dev);
-
 	set_bit(IPOIB_STOP_REAPER, &priv->flags);
-	ipoib_flush_ah(dev);
+	cancel_delayed_work(&priv->ah_reap_task);
+	/*
+	 * After ipoib_stop_ah_reaper() we always go through
+	 * ipoib_reap_dead_ahs() which ensures the work is really stopped and
+	 * does a final flush out of the dead_ah's list
+	 */
 }
 
 static int recvs_pending(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -846,16 +845,6 @@ int ipoib_ib_dev_stop_default(struct net_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void ipoib_ib_dev_stop(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = ipoib_priv(dev);
-
-	priv->rn_ops->ndo_stop(dev);
-
-	clear_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_INITIALIZED, &priv->flags);
-	ipoib_flush_ah(dev);
-}
-
 int ipoib_ib_dev_open_default(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = ipoib_priv(dev);
@@ -899,10 +888,7 @@ int ipoib_ib_dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	clear_bit(IPOIB_STOP_REAPER, &priv->flags);
-	queue_delayed_work(priv->wq, &priv->ah_reap_task,
-			   round_jiffies_relative(HZ));
-
+	ipoib_start_ah_reaper(priv);
 	if (priv->rn_ops->ndo_open(dev)) {
 		pr_warn("%s: Failed to open dev\n", dev->name);
 		goto dev_stop;
@@ -913,13 +899,20 @@ int ipoib_ib_dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 
 dev_stop:
-	set_bit(IPOIB_STOP_REAPER, &priv->flags);
-	cancel_delayed_work(&priv->ah_reap_task);
-	set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_INITIALIZED, &priv->flags);
-	ipoib_ib_dev_stop(dev);
+	ipoib_stop_ah_reaper(priv);
 	return -1;
 }
 
+void ipoib_ib_dev_stop(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = ipoib_priv(dev);
+
+	priv->rn_ops->ndo_stop(dev);
+
+	clear_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_INITIALIZED, &priv->flags);
+	ipoib_stop_ah_reaper(priv);
+}
+
 void ipoib_pkey_dev_check_presence(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = ipoib_priv(dev);
@@ -1230,7 +1223,7 @@ static void __ipoib_ib_dev_flush(struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv,
 		ipoib_mcast_dev_flush(dev);
 		if (oper_up)
 			set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_OPER_UP, &priv->flags);
-		ipoib_flush_ah(dev);
+		ipoib_reap_dead_ahs(priv);
 	}
 
 	if (level >= IPOIB_FLUSH_NORMAL)
@@ -1305,7 +1298,7 @@ void ipoib_ib_dev_cleanup(struct net_device *dev)
 	 * the neighbor garbage collection is stopped and reaped.
 	 * That should all be done now, so make a final ah flush.
 	 */
-	ipoib_stop_ah(dev);
+	ipoib_reap_dead_ahs(priv);
 
 	clear_bit(IPOIB_PKEY_ASSIGNED, &priv->flags);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index 3cfb682b91b0a..ef60e8e4ae67b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -1976,6 +1976,8 @@ static void ipoib_ndo_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	/* no more works over the priv->wq */
 	if (priv->wq) {
+		/* See ipoib_mcast_carrier_on_task() */
+		WARN_ON(test_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_OPER_UP, &priv->flags));
 		flush_workqueue(priv->wq);
 		destroy_workqueue(priv->wq);
 		priv->wq = NULL;
