return RESPST_ERR_INVALIDATE_RKEY;
        }
 
+       if (pkt->mask & RXE_END_MASK)
+               /* We successfully processed this new request. */
+               qp->resp.msn++;
+
        /* next expected psn, read handles this separately */
        qp->resp.psn = (pkt->psn + 1) & BTH_PSN_MASK;
        qp->resp.ack_psn = qp->resp.psn;
        qp->resp.opcode = pkt->opcode;
        qp->resp.status = IB_WC_SUCCESS;
 
-       if (pkt->mask & RXE_COMP_MASK) {
-               /* We successfully processed this new request. */
-               qp->resp.msn++;
+       if (pkt->mask & RXE_COMP_MASK)
                return RESPST_COMPLETE;
-       } else if (qp_type(qp) == IB_QPT_RC)
+       else if (qp_type(qp) == IB_QPT_RC)
                return RESPST_ACKNOWLEDGE;
        else
                return RESPST_CLEANUP;