diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-clt.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-clt.c
index 79324138df9a..88a1c93f244a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-clt.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-clt.c
@@ -813,6 +813,9 @@ static struct rtrs_clt_sess *get_next_path_min_inflight(struct path_it *it)
 	int inflight;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(sess, &clt->paths_list, s.entry) {
+		if (unlikely(READ_ONCE(sess->state) != RTRS_CLT_CONNECTED))
+			continue;
+
 		if (unlikely(!list_empty(raw_cpu_ptr(sess->mp_skip_entry))))
 			continue;