static void ib_mad_thread_completion_handler(struct ib_cq *cq, void *arg)
 {
        struct ib_mad_port_private *port_priv = cq->cq_context;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
-       queue_work(port_priv->wq, &port_priv->work);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&ib_mad_port_list_lock, flags);
+       if (!list_empty(&port_priv->port_list))
+               queue_work(port_priv->wq, &port_priv->work);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ib_mad_port_list_lock, flags);
 }
 
 /*
        }
        INIT_WORK(&port_priv->work, ib_mad_completion_handler, port_priv);
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&ib_mad_port_list_lock, flags);
+       list_add_tail(&port_priv->port_list, &ib_mad_port_list);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ib_mad_port_list_lock, flags);
+
        ret = ib_mad_port_start(port_priv);
        if (ret) {
                printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Couldn't start port\n");
                goto error9;
        }
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&ib_mad_port_list_lock, flags);
-       list_add_tail(&port_priv->port_list, &ib_mad_port_list);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ib_mad_port_list_lock, flags);
        return 0;
 
 error9:
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&ib_mad_port_list_lock, flags);
+       list_del_init(&port_priv->port_list);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ib_mad_port_list_lock, flags);
+
        destroy_workqueue(port_priv->wq);
 error8:
        destroy_mad_qp(&port_priv->qp_info[1]);
                printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Port %d not found\n", port_num);
                return -ENODEV;
        }
-       list_del(&port_priv->port_list);
+       list_del_init(&port_priv->port_list);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ib_mad_port_list_lock, flags);
 
-       /* Stop processing completions. */
-       flush_workqueue(port_priv->wq);
        destroy_workqueue(port_priv->wq);
        destroy_mad_qp(&port_priv->qp_info[1]);
        destroy_mad_qp(&port_priv->qp_info[0]);