mutex_lock(&lock);
        ret = cma_acquire_dev(conn_id);
        mutex_unlock(&lock);
-       if (ret) {
-               ret = -ENODEV;
-               cma_exch(conn_id, CMA_DESTROYING);
-               cma_release_remove(conn_id);
-               rdma_destroy_id(&conn_id->id);
-               goto out;
-       }
+       if (ret)
+               goto release_conn_id;
 
        conn_id->cm_id.ib = cm_id;
        cm_id->context = conn_id;
        ret = cma_notify_user(conn_id, RDMA_CM_EVENT_CONNECT_REQUEST, 0,
                              ib_event->private_data + offset,
                              IB_CM_REQ_PRIVATE_DATA_SIZE - offset);
-       if (ret) {
-               /* Destroy the CM ID by returning a non-zero value. */
-               conn_id->cm_id.ib = NULL;
-               cma_exch(conn_id, CMA_DESTROYING);
-               cma_release_remove(conn_id);
-               rdma_destroy_id(&conn_id->id);
-       }
+       if (!ret)
+               goto out;
+
+       /* Destroy the CM ID by returning a non-zero value. */
+       conn_id->cm_id.ib = NULL;
+
+release_conn_id:
+       cma_exch(conn_id, CMA_DESTROYING);
+       cma_release_remove(conn_id);
+       rdma_destroy_id(&conn_id->id);
+
 out:
        cma_release_remove(listen_id);
        return ret;