diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-clt.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-clt.c
index 9936a3354b47..84d2dfcd20af 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-clt.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-clt.c
@@ -2347,6 +2347,12 @@ static int init_conns(struct rtrs_clt_path *clt_path)
 		if (err)
 			goto destroy;
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Set the cid to con_num - 1, since if we fail later, we want to stay in bounds.
+	 */
+	cid = clt_path->s.con_num - 1;
+
 	err = alloc_path_reqs(clt_path);
 	if (err)
 		goto destroy;