diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_hw.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_hw.c
index ba93a8be6bf6..1980a461c499 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_hw.c
@@ -3469,7 +3469,8 @@ static void nes_process_iwarp_aeqe(struct nes_device *nesdev,
 
 			if (atomic_inc_return(&nesqp->close_timer_started) == 1) {
 				if ((tcp_state == NES_AEQE_TCP_STATE_CLOSE_WAIT) &&
-					(nesqp->ibqp_state == IB_QPS_RTS)) {
+					(nesqp->ibqp_state == IB_QPS_RTS) &&
+					((nesadapter->eeprom_version >> 16) != NES_A0)) {
 					spin_lock_irqsave(&nesqp->lock, flags);
 					nesqp->hw_iwarp_state = iwarp_state;
 					nesqp->hw_tcp_state = tcp_state;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_hw.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_hw.h
index aa9183db32b1..1204c3432b63 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_hw.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #define NES_PHY_TYPE_KR	       9
 
 #define NES_MULTICAST_PF_MAX 8
+#define NES_A0 3
 
 enum pci_regs {
 	NES_INT_STAT = 0x0000,