diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
index 588f1d195fd2..16ef8a9bda4c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
@@ -2235,19 +2235,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_create_wq);
  */
 int ib_destroy_wq(struct ib_wq *wq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
-	int err;
 	struct ib_cq *cq = wq->cq;
 	struct ib_pd *pd = wq->pd;
 
 	if (atomic_read(&wq->usecnt))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	err = wq->device->ops.destroy_wq(wq, udata);
-	if (!err) {
-		atomic_dec(&pd->usecnt);
-		atomic_dec(&cq->usecnt);
-	}
-	return err;
+	wq->device->ops.destroy_wq(wq, udata);
+	atomic_dec(&pd->usecnt);
+	atomic_dec(&cq->usecnt);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_destroy_wq);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mlx4_ib.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mlx4_ib.h
index 81b3d85e5167..eb53bb4c0c91 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mlx4_ib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mlx4_ib.h
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ void mlx4_ib_sl2vl_update(struct mlx4_ib_dev *mdev, int port);
 struct ib_wq *mlx4_ib_create_wq(struct ib_pd *pd,
 				struct ib_wq_init_attr *init_attr,
 				struct ib_udata *udata);
-int mlx4_ib_destroy_wq(struct ib_wq *wq, struct ib_udata *udata);
+void mlx4_ib_destroy_wq(struct ib_wq *wq, struct ib_udata *udata);
 int mlx4_ib_modify_wq(struct ib_wq *wq, struct ib_wq_attr *wq_attr,
 		      u32 wq_attr_mask, struct ib_udata *udata);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
index 5221c0794d1d..520364defa28 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
@@ -4248,7 +4248,7 @@ int mlx4_ib_modify_wq(struct ib_wq *ibwq, struct ib_wq_attr *wq_attr,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int mlx4_ib_destroy_wq(struct ib_wq *ibwq, struct ib_udata *udata)
+void mlx4_ib_destroy_wq(struct ib_wq *ibwq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	struct mlx4_ib_dev *dev = to_mdev(ibwq->device);
 	struct mlx4_ib_qp *qp = to_mqp((struct ib_qp *)ibwq);
@@ -4259,8 +4259,6 @@ int mlx4_ib_destroy_wq(struct ib_wq *ibwq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 	destroy_qp_common(dev, qp, MLX4_IB_RWQ_SRC, udata);
 
 	kfree(qp);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 struct ib_rwq_ind_table
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
index 35e2c8f5ae78..82cfe86087b6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ int mlx5_ib_check_mr_status(struct ib_mr *ibmr, u32 check_mask,
 struct ib_wq *mlx5_ib_create_wq(struct ib_pd *pd,
 				struct ib_wq_init_attr *init_attr,
 				struct ib_udata *udata);
-int mlx5_ib_destroy_wq(struct ib_wq *wq, struct ib_udata *udata);
+void mlx5_ib_destroy_wq(struct ib_wq *wq, struct ib_udata *udata);
 int mlx5_ib_modify_wq(struct ib_wq *wq, struct ib_wq_attr *wq_attr,
 		      u32 wq_attr_mask, struct ib_udata *udata);
 struct ib_rwq_ind_table *mlx5_ib_create_rwq_ind_table(struct ib_device *device,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
index f6623c77443a..ae847709b3d3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
@@ -6047,7 +6047,7 @@ struct ib_wq *mlx5_ib_create_wq(struct ib_pd *pd,
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
-int mlx5_ib_destroy_wq(struct ib_wq *wq, struct ib_udata *udata)
+void mlx5_ib_destroy_wq(struct ib_wq *wq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
 	struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev = to_mdev(wq->device);
 	struct mlx5_ib_rwq *rwq = to_mrwq(wq);
@@ -6055,8 +6055,6 @@ int mlx5_ib_destroy_wq(struct ib_wq *wq, struct ib_udata *udata)
 	mlx5_core_destroy_rq_tracked(dev->mdev, &rwq->core_qp);
 	destroy_user_rq(dev, wq->pd, rwq, udata);
 	kfree(rwq);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 struct ib_rwq_ind_table *mlx5_ib_create_rwq_ind_table(struct ib_device *device,
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index 6f09fcc21d7a..805148a12660 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -2509,7 +2509,7 @@ struct ib_device_ops {
 	struct ib_wq *(*create_wq)(struct ib_pd *pd,
 				   struct ib_wq_init_attr *init_attr,
 				   struct ib_udata *udata);
-	int (*destroy_wq)(struct ib_wq *wq, struct ib_udata *udata);
+	void (*destroy_wq)(struct ib_wq *wq, struct ib_udata *udata);
 	int (*modify_wq)(struct ib_wq *wq, struct ib_wq_attr *attr,
 			 u32 wq_attr_mask, struct ib_udata *udata);
 	struct ib_rwq_ind_table *(*create_rwq_ind_table)(