delay = mad_send_wr->timeout;
        mad_send_wr->timeout += jiffies;
 
-       list_for_each_prev(list_item, &mad_agent_priv->wait_list) {
-               temp_mad_send_wr = list_entry(list_item,
-                                             struct ib_mad_send_wr_private,
-                                             agent_list);
-               if (time_after(mad_send_wr->timeout,
-                              temp_mad_send_wr->timeout))
-                       break;
+       if (delay) {
+               list_for_each_prev(list_item, &mad_agent_priv->wait_list) {
+                       temp_mad_send_wr = list_entry(list_item,
+                                               struct ib_mad_send_wr_private,
+                                               agent_list);
+                       if (time_after(mad_send_wr->timeout,
+                                      temp_mad_send_wr->timeout))
+                               break;
+               }
        }
+       else
+               list_item = &mad_agent_priv->wait_list;
        list_add(&mad_send_wr->agent_list, list_item);
 
        /* Reschedule a work item if we have a shorter timeout */
                }
 
                list_del(&mad_send_wr->agent_list);
-               if (!retry_send(mad_send_wr))
+               if (mad_send_wr->status == IB_WC_SUCCESS &&
+                   !retry_send(mad_send_wr))
                        continue;
 
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mad_agent_priv->lock, flags);