diff --git a/net/rds/ib.h b/net/rds/ib.h
index 069206cae733c3a9a88b5efda1b6478a92355b85..455ae73047fe738858eda2166456db0a46da48ac 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib.h
+++ b/net/rds/ib.h
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ int rds_ib_xmit_rdma(struct rds_connection *conn, struct rds_rdma_op *op);
 void rds_ib_send_add_credits(struct rds_connection *conn, unsigned int credits);
 void rds_ib_advertise_credits(struct rds_connection *conn, unsigned int posted);
 int rds_ib_send_grab_credits(struct rds_ib_connection *ic, u32 wanted,
-			     u32 *adv_credits, int need_posted);
+			     u32 *adv_credits, int need_posted, int max_posted);
 
 /* ib_stats.c */
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct rds_ib_statistics, rds_ib_stats);
diff --git a/net/rds/ib_recv.c b/net/rds/ib_recv.c
index 36d931573ff4f4cb52aec684564e142bbea388e9..5709bad28329d2c6d0304e7e85b2728f19cc9e6f 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib_recv.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib_recv.c
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ void rds_ib_attempt_ack(struct rds_ib_connection *ic)
 	}
 
 	/* Can we get a send credit? */
-	if (!rds_ib_send_grab_credits(ic, 1, &adv_credits, 0)) {
+	if (!rds_ib_send_grab_credits(ic, 1, &adv_credits, 0, RDS_MAX_ADV_CREDIT)) {
 		rds_ib_stats_inc(s_ib_tx_throttle);
 		clear_bit(IB_ACK_IN_FLIGHT, &ic->i_ack_flags);
 		return;
diff --git a/net/rds/ib_send.c b/net/rds/ib_send.c
index fa684b7fc748092346810b45fa6056242c78e094..23bf830db2d5a74987c507f2b8d39e20940eefda 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib_send.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib_send.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ void rds_ib_send_cq_comp_handler(struct ib_cq *cq, void *context)
  * and using atomic_cmpxchg when updating the two counters.
  */
 int rds_ib_send_grab_credits(struct rds_ib_connection *ic,
-			     u32 wanted, u32 *adv_credits, int need_posted)
+			     u32 wanted, u32 *adv_credits, int need_posted, int max_posted)
 {
 	unsigned int avail, posted, got = 0, advertise;
 	long oldval, newval;
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ int rds_ib_send_grab_credits(struct rds_ib_connection *ic,
 	 * available.
 	 */
 	if (posted && (got || need_posted)) {
-		advertise = min_t(unsigned int, posted, RDS_MAX_ADV_CREDIT);
+		advertise = min_t(unsigned int, posted, max_posted);
 		newval -= IB_SET_POST_CREDITS(advertise);
 	}
 
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ int rds_ib_xmit(struct rds_connection *conn, struct rds_message *rm,
 
 	credit_alloc = work_alloc;
 	if (ic->i_flowctl) {
-		credit_alloc = rds_ib_send_grab_credits(ic, work_alloc, &posted, 0);
+		credit_alloc = rds_ib_send_grab_credits(ic, work_alloc, &posted, 0, RDS_MAX_ADV_CREDIT);
 		adv_credits += posted;
 		if (credit_alloc < work_alloc) {
 			rds_ib_ring_unalloc(&ic->i_send_ring, work_alloc - credit_alloc);
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ int rds_ib_xmit(struct rds_connection *conn, struct rds_message *rm,
 		/*
 		 * Update adv_credits since we reset the ACK_REQUIRED bit.
 		 */
-		rds_ib_send_grab_credits(ic, 0, &posted, 1);
+		rds_ib_send_grab_credits(ic, 0, &posted, 1, RDS_MAX_ADV_CREDIT - adv_credits);
 		adv_credits += posted;
 		BUG_ON(adv_credits > 255);
 	} else if (ic->i_rm != rm)
diff --git a/net/rds/iw.h b/net/rds/iw.h
index b4fb27252895adb45a1cf635ee441741b392cc5d..0715dde323e77c88a56f50e591bb065a900efbca 100644
--- a/net/rds/iw.h
+++ b/net/rds/iw.h
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ int rds_iw_xmit_rdma(struct rds_connection *conn, struct rds_rdma_op *op);
 void rds_iw_send_add_credits(struct rds_connection *conn, unsigned int credits);
 void rds_iw_advertise_credits(struct rds_connection *conn, unsigned int posted);
 int rds_iw_send_grab_credits(struct rds_iw_connection *ic, u32 wanted,
-			     u32 *adv_credits, int need_posted);
+			     u32 *adv_credits, int need_posted, int max_posted);
 
 /* ib_stats.c */
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct rds_iw_statistics, rds_iw_stats);
diff --git a/net/rds/iw_recv.c b/net/rds/iw_recv.c
index fde470fa50d5457c72226d0336e00aeed8df534d..8683f5f66c4b2931583b84e1f40daeeecaf2e64b 100644
--- a/net/rds/iw_recv.c
+++ b/net/rds/iw_recv.c
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ void rds_iw_attempt_ack(struct rds_iw_connection *ic)
 	}
 
 	/* Can we get a send credit? */
-	if (!rds_iw_send_grab_credits(ic, 1, &adv_credits, 0)) {
+	if (!rds_iw_send_grab_credits(ic, 1, &adv_credits, 0, RDS_MAX_ADV_CREDIT)) {
 		rds_iw_stats_inc(s_iw_tx_throttle);
 		clear_bit(IB_ACK_IN_FLIGHT, &ic->i_ack_flags);
 		return;
diff --git a/net/rds/iw_send.c b/net/rds/iw_send.c
index 626290bc7e97aa729fd4f7d77eb439248436fe37..44a6a0551f28951f8bb69fb2e224e308a7f99fc1 100644
--- a/net/rds/iw_send.c
+++ b/net/rds/iw_send.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ void rds_iw_send_cq_comp_handler(struct ib_cq *cq, void *context)
  * and using atomic_cmpxchg when updating the two counters.
  */
 int rds_iw_send_grab_credits(struct rds_iw_connection *ic,
-			     u32 wanted, u32 *adv_credits, int need_posted)
+			     u32 wanted, u32 *adv_credits, int need_posted, int max_posted)
 {
 	unsigned int avail, posted, got = 0, advertise;
 	long oldval, newval;
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ int rds_iw_send_grab_credits(struct rds_iw_connection *ic,
 	 * available.
 	 */
 	if (posted && (got || need_posted)) {
-		advertise = min_t(unsigned int, posted, RDS_MAX_ADV_CREDIT);
+		advertise = min_t(unsigned int, posted, max_posted);
 		newval -= IB_SET_POST_CREDITS(advertise);
 	}
 
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ int rds_iw_xmit(struct rds_connection *conn, struct rds_message *rm,
 
 	credit_alloc = work_alloc;
 	if (ic->i_flowctl) {
-		credit_alloc = rds_iw_send_grab_credits(ic, work_alloc, &posted, 0);
+		credit_alloc = rds_iw_send_grab_credits(ic, work_alloc, &posted, 0, RDS_MAX_ADV_CREDIT);
 		adv_credits += posted;
 		if (credit_alloc < work_alloc) {
 			rds_iw_ring_unalloc(&ic->i_send_ring, work_alloc - credit_alloc);
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ int rds_iw_xmit(struct rds_connection *conn, struct rds_message *rm,
 		/*
 		 * Update adv_credits since we reset the ACK_REQUIRED bit.
 		 */
-		rds_iw_send_grab_credits(ic, 0, &posted, 1);
+		rds_iw_send_grab_credits(ic, 0, &posted, 1, RDS_MAX_ADV_CREDIT - adv_credits);
 		adv_credits += posted;
 		BUG_ON(adv_credits > 255);
 	} else if (ic->i_rm != rm)
diff --git a/net/rds/rds.h b/net/rds/rds.h
index 619f0a30a4e566952642e27e1d2b49f5f546ad11..1f82ec0d2066a879a7ea030a071decde4903f25d 100644
--- a/net/rds/rds.h
+++ b/net/rds/rds.h
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ struct rds_connection {
 #define RDS_FLAG_CONG_BITMAP	0x01
 #define RDS_FLAG_ACK_REQUIRED	0x02
 #define RDS_FLAG_RETRANSMITTED	0x04
-#define RDS_MAX_ADV_CREDIT	127
+#define RDS_MAX_ADV_CREDIT	255
 
 /*
  * Maximum space available for extension headers.