diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c
index ec48e7e..bf8a710 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c
@@ -221,11 +221,6 @@ static int set_rwqe_data_seg(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int hns_roce_v2_modify_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
-				 const struct ib_qp_attr *attr,
-				 int attr_mask, enum ib_qp_state cur_state,
-				 enum ib_qp_state new_state);
-
 static int hns_roce_v2_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
 				 const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 				 const struct ib_send_wr **bad_wr)
@@ -238,14 +233,12 @@ static int hns_roce_v2_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
 	struct hns_roce_wqe_frmr_seg *fseg;
 	struct device *dev = hr_dev->dev;
 	struct hns_roce_v2_db sq_db;
-	struct ib_qp_attr attr;
 	unsigned int sge_ind;
 	unsigned int owner_bit;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int ind;
 	void *wqe = NULL;
 	bool loopback;
-	int attr_mask;
 	u32 tmp_len;
 	int ret = 0;
 	u32 hr_op;
@@ -591,18 +584,17 @@ static int hns_roce_v2_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
 		qp->sq_next_wqe = ind;
 		qp->next_sge = sge_ind;
 
-		if (qp->state == IB_QPS_ERR) {
-			attr_mask = IB_QP_STATE;
-			attr.qp_state = IB_QPS_ERR;
-
-			ret = hns_roce_v2_modify_qp(&qp->ibqp, &attr, attr_mask,
-						    qp->state, IB_QPS_ERR);
-			if (ret) {
-				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->sq.lock, flags);
-				*bad_wr = wr;
-				return ret;
-			}
-		}
+		/*
+		 * Hip08 hardware cannot flush the WQEs in SQ if the QP state
+		 * gets into errored mode. Hence, as a workaround to this
+		 * hardware limitation, driver needs to assist in flushing. But
+		 * the flushing operation uses mailbox to convey the QP state to
+		 * the hardware and which can sleep due to the mutex protection
+		 * around the mailbox calls. Hence, use the deferred flush for
+		 * now.
+		 */
+		if (qp->state == IB_QPS_ERR)
+			init_flush_work(hr_dev, qp);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->sq.lock, flags);
@@ -619,10 +611,8 @@ static int hns_roce_v2_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
 	struct hns_roce_v2_wqe_data_seg *dseg;
 	struct hns_roce_rinl_sge *sge_list;
 	struct device *dev = hr_dev->dev;
-	struct ib_qp_attr attr;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	void *wqe = NULL;
-	int attr_mask;
 	int ret = 0;
 	int nreq;
 	int ind;
@@ -692,19 +682,17 @@ static int hns_roce_v2_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
 
 		*hr_qp->rdb.db_record = hr_qp->rq.head & 0xffff;
 
-		if (hr_qp->state == IB_QPS_ERR) {
-			attr_mask = IB_QP_STATE;
-			attr.qp_state = IB_QPS_ERR;
-
-			ret = hns_roce_v2_modify_qp(&hr_qp->ibqp, &attr,
-						    attr_mask, hr_qp->state,
-						    IB_QPS_ERR);
-			if (ret) {
-				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hr_qp->rq.lock, flags);
-				*bad_wr = wr;
-				return ret;
-			}
-		}
+		/*
+		 * Hip08 hardware cannot flush the WQEs in RQ if the QP state
+		 * gets into errored mode. Hence, as a workaround to this
+		 * hardware limitation, driver needs to assist in flushing. But
+		 * the flushing operation uses mailbox to convey the QP state to
+		 * the hardware and which can sleep due to the mutex protection
+		 * around the mailbox calls. Hence, use the deferred flush for
+		 * now.
+		 */
+		if (hr_qp->state == IB_QPS_ERR)
+			init_flush_work(hr_dev, hr_qp);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hr_qp->rq.lock, flags);
 
@@ -2691,13 +2679,11 @@ static int hns_roce_handle_recv_inl_wqe(struct hns_roce_v2_cqe *cqe,
 static int hns_roce_v2_poll_one(struct hns_roce_cq *hr_cq,
 				struct hns_roce_qp **cur_qp, struct ib_wc *wc)
 {
+	struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev = to_hr_dev(hr_cq->ib_cq.device);
 	struct hns_roce_srq *srq = NULL;
-	struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev;
 	struct hns_roce_v2_cqe *cqe;
 	struct hns_roce_qp *hr_qp;
 	struct hns_roce_wq *wq;
-	struct ib_qp_attr attr;
-	int attr_mask;
 	int is_send;
 	u16 wqe_ctr;
 	u32 opcode;
@@ -2721,7 +2707,6 @@ static int hns_roce_v2_poll_one(struct hns_roce_cq *hr_cq,
 				V2_CQE_BYTE_16_LCL_QPN_S);
 
 	if (!*cur_qp || (qpn & HNS_ROCE_V2_CQE_QPN_MASK) != (*cur_qp)->qpn) {
-		hr_dev = to_hr_dev(hr_cq->ib_cq.device);
 		hr_qp = __hns_roce_qp_lookup(hr_dev, qpn);
 		if (unlikely(!hr_qp)) {
 			dev_err(hr_dev->dev, "CQ %06lx with entry for unknown QPN %06x\n",
@@ -2815,14 +2800,21 @@ static int hns_roce_v2_poll_one(struct hns_roce_cq *hr_cq,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	/* flush cqe if wc status is error, excluding flush error */
-	if ((wc->status != IB_WC_SUCCESS) &&
-	    (wc->status != IB_WC_WR_FLUSH_ERR)) {
-		attr_mask = IB_QP_STATE;
-		attr.qp_state = IB_QPS_ERR;
-		return hns_roce_v2_modify_qp(&(*cur_qp)->ibqp,
-					     &attr, attr_mask,
-					     (*cur_qp)->state, IB_QPS_ERR);
+	/*
+	 * Hip08 hardware cannot flush the WQEs in SQ/RQ if the QP state gets
+	 * into errored mode. Hence, as a workaround to this hardware
+	 * limitation, driver needs to assist in flushing. But the flushing
+	 * operation uses mailbox to convey the QP state to the hardware and
+	 * which can sleep due to the mutex protection around the mailbox calls.
+	 * Hence, use the deferred flush for now. Once wc error detected, the
+	 * flushing operation is needed.
+	 */
+	if (wc->status != IB_WC_SUCCESS &&
+	    wc->status != IB_WC_WR_FLUSH_ERR) {
+		dev_err(hr_dev->dev, "error cqe status is: 0x%x\n",
+			status & HNS_ROCE_V2_CQE_STATUS_MASK);
+		init_flush_work(hr_dev, *cur_qp);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	if (wc->status == IB_WC_WR_FLUSH_ERR)
