enum rdma_cm_event_type event)
 {
        struct isert_np *isert_np = cma_id->context;
-       struct isert_conn *isert_conn;
+       struct isert_conn *isert_conn = cma_id->qp->qp_context;
        bool terminating = false;
 
-       if (isert_np->cm_id == cma_id)
-               return isert_np_cma_handler(cma_id->context, event);
-
-       isert_conn = cma_id->qp->qp_context;
-
        mutex_lock(&isert_conn->mutex);
        terminating = (isert_conn->state == ISER_CONN_TERMINATING);
        isert_conn_terminate(isert_conn);
 static int
 isert_cma_handler(struct rdma_cm_id *cma_id, struct rdma_cm_event *event)
 {
+       struct isert_np *isert_np = cma_id->context;
        int ret = 0;
 
        isert_info("%s (%d): status %d id %p np %p\n",
                   rdma_event_msg(event->event), event->event,
                   event->status, cma_id, cma_id->context);
 
+       if (isert_np->cm_id == cma_id)
+               return isert_np_cma_handler(cma_id->context, event->event);
+
        switch (event->event) {
        case RDMA_CM_EVENT_CONNECT_REQUEST:
                ret = isert_connect_request(cma_id, event);