diff --git a/fs/smb/server/transport_rdma.c b/fs/smb/server/transport_rdma.c
index e1f659d3b4cf..2363244ff5f7 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/transport_rdma.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/transport_rdma.c
@@ -939,12 +939,15 @@ static int smb_direct_flush_send_list(struct smb_direct_transport *t,
 			       struct smb_direct_sendmsg,
 			       list);
 
+	if (send_ctx->need_invalidate_rkey) {
+		first->wr.opcode = IB_WR_SEND_WITH_INV;
+		first->wr.ex.invalidate_rkey = send_ctx->remote_key;
+		send_ctx->need_invalidate_rkey = false;
+		send_ctx->remote_key = 0;
+	}
+
 	last->wr.send_flags = IB_SEND_SIGNALED;
 	last->wr.wr_cqe = &last->cqe;
-	if (is_last && send_ctx->need_invalidate_rkey) {
-		last->wr.opcode = IB_WR_SEND_WITH_INV;
-		last->wr.ex.invalidate_rkey = send_ctx->remote_key;
-	}
 
 	ret = smb_direct_post_send(t, &first->wr);
 	if (!ret) {