if (attr_mask & IB_QP_QKEY)
                my_qp->qkey = attr->qkey;
 
-       my_qp->state = qp_new_state;
-
 modify_qp_exit2:
        if (squeue_locked) { /* this means: sqe -> rts */
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&my_qp->spinlock_s, flags);
 int ehca_modify_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_qp_attr *attr, int attr_mask,
                   struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
+       int ret = 0;
+
        struct ehca_shca *shca = container_of(ibqp->device, struct ehca_shca,
                                              ib_device);
        struct ehca_qp *my_qp = container_of(ibqp, struct ehca_qp, ib_qp);
                                 attr->qp_state, my_qp->init_attr.port_num,
                                 ibqp->qp_type);
                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->mod_sqp_lock, flags);
-                       return 0;
+                       goto out;
                }
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->mod_sqp_lock, flags);
        }
 
-       return internal_modify_qp(ibqp, attr, attr_mask, 0);
+       ret = internal_modify_qp(ibqp, attr, attr_mask, 0);
+
+out:
+       if ((ret == 0) && (attr_mask & IB_QP_STATE))
+               my_qp->state = attr->qp_state;
+
+       return ret;
 }
 
 void ehca_recover_sqp(struct ib_qp *sqp)