diff --git a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
index 720883ff6..69cd91ab4 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
@@ -675,8 +675,6 @@ spdk_nvmf_rdma_qpair_initialize(struct spdk_nvmf_qpair *qpair)
 		rqpair->state_cntr[rdma_req->state]++;
 	}
 
-	spdk_nvmf_rdma_get_ibv_state(rqpair);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2303,6 +2301,8 @@ spdk_nvmf_rdma_poll_group_add(struct spdk_nvmf_transport_poll_group *group,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	spdk_nvmf_rdma_get_ibv_state(rqpair);
+
 	return 0;
 }