if (local_first)
                smc_link_save_peer_info(link, cclc);
 
-       if (smc_rmb_rtoken_handling(&new_smc->conn, link, cclc)) {
-               reason_code = SMC_CLC_DECL_ERR_RTOK;
-               goto decline;
-       }
+       if (smc_rmb_rtoken_handling(&new_smc->conn, link, cclc))
+               return SMC_CLC_DECL_ERR_RTOK;
 
        if (local_first) {
-               if (smc_ib_ready_link(link)) {
-                       reason_code = SMC_CLC_DECL_ERR_RDYLNK;
-                       goto decline;
-               }
+               if (smc_ib_ready_link(link))
+                       return SMC_CLC_DECL_ERR_RDYLNK;
                /* QP confirmation over RoCE fabric */
                smc_llc_flow_initiate(link->lgr, SMC_LLC_FLOW_ADD_LINK);
                reason_code = smcr_serv_conf_first_link(new_smc);
                smc_llc_flow_stop(link->lgr, &link->lgr->llc_flow_lcl);
-               if (reason_code)
-                       goto decline;
        }
-       return 0;
-
-decline:
-       smc_listen_decline(new_smc, reason_code, local_first);
        return reason_code;
 }
 
        if (!ism_supported) {
                rc = smc_listen_rdma_finish(new_smc, &cclc,
                                            ini.first_contact_local);
-               mutex_unlock(&smc_server_lgr_pending);
                if (rc)
-                       return;
+                       goto out_unlock;
+               mutex_unlock(&smc_server_lgr_pending);
        }
        smc_conn_save_peer_info(new_smc, &cclc);
        smc_listen_out_connected(new_smc);