diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/transport_rdma.c b/fs/ksmbd/transport_rdma.c
index f89b64e27836..b37e4b9580ae 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/transport_rdma.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/transport_rdma.c
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ static void recv_done(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *wc)
 		}
 		t->negotiation_requested = true;
 		t->full_packet_received = true;
+		enqueue_reassembly(t, recvmsg, 0);
 		wake_up_interruptible(&t->wait_status);
 		break;
 	case SMB_DIRECT_MSG_DATA_TRANSFER: {
@@ -1594,19 +1595,13 @@ static int smb_direct_accept_client(struct smb_direct_transport *t)
 		pr_err("error at rdma_accept: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
-
-	wait_event_interruptible(t->wait_status,
-				 t->status != SMB_DIRECT_CS_NEW);
-	if (t->status != SMB_DIRECT_CS_CONNECTED)
-		return -ENOTCONN;
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int smb_direct_negotiate(struct smb_direct_transport *t)
+static int smb_direct_prepare_negotiation(struct smb_direct_transport *t)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct smb_direct_recvmsg *recvmsg;
-	struct smb_direct_negotiate_req *req;
 
 	recvmsg = get_free_recvmsg(t);
 	if (!recvmsg)
@@ -1616,44 +1611,20 @@ static int smb_direct_negotiate(struct smb_direct_transport *t)
 	ret = smb_direct_post_recv(t, recvmsg);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("Can't post recv: %d\n", ret);
-		goto out;
+		goto out_err;
 	}
 
 	t->negotiation_requested = false;
 	ret = smb_direct_accept_client(t);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("Can't accept client\n");
-		goto out;
+		goto out_err;
 	}
 
 	smb_direct_post_recv_credits(&t->post_recv_credits_work.work);
-
-	ksmbd_debug(RDMA, "Waiting for SMB_DIRECT negotiate request\n");
-	ret = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(t->wait_status,
-					       t->negotiation_requested ||
-						t->status == SMB_DIRECT_CS_DISCONNECTED,
-					       SMB_DIRECT_NEGOTIATE_TIMEOUT * HZ);
-	if (ret <= 0 || t->status == SMB_DIRECT_CS_DISCONNECTED) {
-		ret = ret < 0 ? ret : -ETIMEDOUT;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	ret = smb_direct_check_recvmsg(recvmsg);
-	if (ret == -ECONNABORTED)
-		goto out;
-
-	req = (struct smb_direct_negotiate_req *)recvmsg->packet;
-	t->max_recv_size = min_t(int, t->max_recv_size,
-				 le32_to_cpu(req->preferred_send_size));
-	t->max_send_size = min_t(int, t->max_send_size,
-				 le32_to_cpu(req->max_receive_size));
-	t->max_fragmented_send_size =
-			le32_to_cpu(req->max_fragmented_size);
-
-	ret = smb_direct_send_negotiate_response(t, ret);
-out:
-	if (recvmsg)
-		put_recvmsg(t, recvmsg);
+	return 0;
+out_err:
+	put_recvmsg(t, recvmsg);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1890,6 +1861,47 @@ static int smb_direct_create_qpair(struct smb_direct_transport *t,
 static int smb_direct_prepare(struct ksmbd_transport *t)
 {
 	struct smb_direct_transport *st = smb_trans_direct_transfort(t);
+	struct smb_direct_recvmsg *recvmsg;
+	struct smb_direct_negotiate_req *req;
+	int ret;
+
+	ksmbd_debug(RDMA, "Waiting for SMB_DIRECT negotiate request\n");
+	ret = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(st->wait_status,
+					       st->negotiation_requested ||
+					       st->status == SMB_DIRECT_CS_DISCONNECTED,
+					       SMB_DIRECT_NEGOTIATE_TIMEOUT * HZ);
+	if (ret <= 0 || st->status == SMB_DIRECT_CS_DISCONNECTED)
+		return ret < 0 ? ret : -ETIMEDOUT;
+
+	recvmsg = get_first_reassembly(st);
+	if (!recvmsg)
+		return -ECONNABORTED;
+
+	ret = smb_direct_check_recvmsg(recvmsg);
+	if (ret == -ECONNABORTED)
+		goto out;
+
+	req = (struct smb_direct_negotiate_req *)recvmsg->packet;
+	st->max_recv_size = min_t(int, st->max_recv_size,
+				  le32_to_cpu(req->preferred_send_size));
+	st->max_send_size = min_t(int, st->max_send_size,
+				  le32_to_cpu(req->max_receive_size));
+	st->max_fragmented_send_size =
+			le32_to_cpu(req->max_fragmented_size);
+
+	ret = smb_direct_send_negotiate_response(st, ret);
+out:
+	spin_lock_irq(&st->reassembly_queue_lock);
+	st->reassembly_queue_length--;
+	list_del(&recvmsg->list);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&st->reassembly_queue_lock);
+	put_recvmsg(st, recvmsg);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int smb_direct_connect(struct smb_direct_transport *st)
+{
 	int ret;
 	struct ib_qp_cap qp_cap;
 
@@ -1911,13 +1923,11 @@ static int smb_direct_prepare(struct ksmbd_transport *t)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = smb_direct_negotiate(st);
+	ret = smb_direct_prepare_negotiation(st);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("Can't negotiate: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
-
-	st->status = SMB_DIRECT_CS_CONNECTED;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1933,6 +1943,7 @@ static bool rdma_frwr_is_supported(struct ib_device_attr *attrs)
 static int smb_direct_handle_connect_request(struct rdma_cm_id *new_cm_id)
 {
 	struct smb_direct_transport *t;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!rdma_frwr_is_supported(&new_cm_id->device->attrs)) {
 		ksmbd_debug(RDMA,
@@ -1945,11 +1956,17 @@ static int smb_direct_handle_connect_request(struct rdma_cm_id *new_cm_id)
 	if (!t)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	ret = smb_direct_connect(t);
+	if (ret) {
+		free_transport(t);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	KSMBD_TRANS(t)->handler = kthread_run(ksmbd_conn_handler_loop,
 					      KSMBD_TRANS(t)->conn, "ksmbd:r%u",
 					      smb_direct_port);
 	if (IS_ERR(KSMBD_TRANS(t)->handler)) {
-		int ret = PTR_ERR(KSMBD_TRANS(t)->handler);
+		ret = PTR_ERR(KSMBD_TRANS(t)->handler);
 
 		pr_err("Can't start thread\n");
 		free_transport(t);
