diff --git dapl/openib_cma/device.c dapl/openib_cma/device.c
index 326df62..f1a253d 100644
--- dapl/openib_cma/device.c
+++ dapl/openib_cma/device.c
@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@ DAT_RETURN dapls_ib_open_hca(IN IB_HCA_NAME hca_name,
}
ret = rdma_bind_addr(cm_id, (struct sockaddr *)&hca_ptr->hca_address);
if ((ret) || (cm_id->verbs == NULL)) {
- rdma_destroy_id(cm_id);
dapl_log(DAPL_DBG_TYPE_ERR,
" open_hca: rdma_bind ERR %s."
" Is %s configured as IPoIB?\n", strerror(errno), hca_name);