make_tid_rdma_ack(qp, ohdr, ps))
                return 1;
 
-       if (!(ib_rvt_state_ops[qp->state] & RVT_PROCESS_SEND_OK)) {
-               if (!(ib_rvt_state_ops[qp->state] & RVT_FLUSH_SEND))
-                       goto bail;
-               /* We are in the error state, flush the work request. */
-               if (qp->s_last == READ_ONCE(qp->s_head))
-                       goto bail;
-               /* If DMAs are in progress, we can't flush immediately. */
-               if (iowait_sdma_pending(&priv->s_iowait)) {
-                       qp->s_flags |= RVT_S_WAIT_DMA;
-                       goto bail;
-               }
-               clear_ahg(qp);
-               wqe = rvt_get_swqe_ptr(qp, qp->s_last);
-               hfi1_trdma_send_complete(qp, wqe, qp->s_last != qp->s_acked ?
-                                        IB_WC_SUCCESS : IB_WC_WR_FLUSH_ERR);
-               /* will get called again */
-               goto done_free_tx;
-       }
+       /*
+        * Bail out if we can't send data.
+        * Be reminded that this check must been done after the call to
+        * make_tid_rdma_ack() because the responding QP could be in
+        * RTR state where it can send TID RDMA ACK, not TID RDMA WRITE DATA.
+        */
+       if (!(ib_rvt_state_ops[qp->state] & RVT_PROCESS_SEND_OK))
+               goto bail;
 
        if (priv->s_flags & RVT_S_WAIT_ACK)
                goto bail;
        hfi1_make_ruc_header(qp, ohdr, (opcode << 24), bth1, bth2,
                             middle, ps);
        return 1;
-done_free_tx:
-       hfi1_put_txreq(ps->s_txreq);
-       ps->s_txreq = NULL;
-       return 1;
-
 bail:
        hfi1_put_txreq(ps->s_txreq);
 bail_no_tx: