diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/hw_channel.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/hw_channel.c
index cafded2f938294..a00f915c51881f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/hw_channel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/hw_channel.c
@@ -52,9 +52,33 @@ static int mana_hwc_verify_resp_msg(const struct hwc_caller_ctx *caller_ctx,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int mana_hwc_post_rx_wqe(const struct hwc_wq *hwc_rxq,
+				struct hwc_work_request *req)
+{
+	struct device *dev = hwc_rxq->hwc->dev;
+	struct gdma_sge *sge;
+	int err;
+
+	sge = &req->sge;
+	sge->address = (u64)req->buf_sge_addr;
+	sge->mem_key = hwc_rxq->msg_buf->gpa_mkey;
+	sge->size = req->buf_len;
+
+	memset(&req->wqe_req, 0, sizeof(struct gdma_wqe_request));
+	req->wqe_req.sgl = sge;
+	req->wqe_req.num_sge = 1;
+	req->wqe_req.client_data_unit = 0;
+
+	err = mana_gd_post_and_ring(hwc_rxq->gdma_wq, &req->wqe_req, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to post WQE on HWC RQ: %d\n", err);
+	return err;
+}
+
 static void mana_hwc_handle_resp(struct hw_channel_context *hwc, u32 resp_len,
-				 const struct gdma_resp_hdr *resp_msg)
+				 struct hwc_work_request *rx_req)
 {
+	const struct gdma_resp_hdr *resp_msg = rx_req->buf_va;
 	struct hwc_caller_ctx *ctx;
 	int err;
 
@@ -62,6 +86,7 @@ static void mana_hwc_handle_resp(struct hw_channel_context *hwc, u32 resp_len,
 		      hwc->inflight_msg_res.map)) {
 		dev_err(hwc->dev, "hwc_rx: invalid msg_id = %u\n",
 			resp_msg->response.hwc_msg_id);
+		mana_hwc_post_rx_wqe(hwc->rxq, rx_req);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -75,30 +100,13 @@ static void mana_hwc_handle_resp(struct hw_channel_context *hwc, u32 resp_len,
 	memcpy(ctx->output_buf, resp_msg, resp_len);
 out:
 	ctx->error = err;
-	complete(&ctx->comp_event);
-}
-
-static int mana_hwc_post_rx_wqe(const struct hwc_wq *hwc_rxq,
-				struct hwc_work_request *req)
-{
-	struct device *dev = hwc_rxq->hwc->dev;
-	struct gdma_sge *sge;
-	int err;
-
-	sge = &req->sge;
-	sge->address = (u64)req->buf_sge_addr;
-	sge->mem_key = hwc_rxq->msg_buf->gpa_mkey;
-	sge->size = req->buf_len;
 
-	memset(&req->wqe_req, 0, sizeof(struct gdma_wqe_request));
-	req->wqe_req.sgl = sge;
-	req->wqe_req.num_sge = 1;
-	req->wqe_req.client_data_unit = 0;
+	/* Must post rx wqe before complete(), otherwise the next rx may
+	 * hit no_wqe error.
+	 */
+	mana_hwc_post_rx_wqe(hwc->rxq, rx_req);
 
-	err = mana_gd_post_and_ring(hwc_rxq->gdma_wq, &req->wqe_req, NULL);
-	if (err)
-		dev_err(dev, "Failed to post WQE on HWC RQ: %d\n", err);
-	return err;
+	complete(&ctx->comp_event);
 }
 
 static void mana_hwc_init_event_handler(void *ctx, struct gdma_queue *q_self,
@@ -235,14 +243,12 @@ static void mana_hwc_rx_event_handler(void *ctx, u32 gdma_rxq_id,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	mana_hwc_handle_resp(hwc, rx_oob->tx_oob_data_size, resp);
+	mana_hwc_handle_resp(hwc, rx_oob->tx_oob_data_size, rx_req);
 
-	/* Do no longer use 'resp', because the buffer is posted to the HW
-	 * in the below mana_hwc_post_rx_wqe().
+	/* Can no longer use 'resp', because the buffer is posted to the HW
+	 * in mana_hwc_handle_resp() above.
 	 */
 	resp = NULL;
-
-	mana_hwc_post_rx_wqe(hwc_rxq, rx_req);
 }
 
 static void mana_hwc_tx_event_handler(void *ctx, u32 gdma_txq_id,