diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/iwcm.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/iwcm.c
index 2a1e9ae..a9c0423 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/iwcm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/iwcm.c
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@
 	 */
 	clear_bit(IWCM_F_CONNECT_WAIT, &cm_id_priv->flags);
 	BUG_ON(cm_id_priv->state != IW_CM_STATE_CONN_SENT);
-	if (iw_event->status == IW_CM_EVENT_STATUS_ACCEPTED) {
+	if (iw_event->status == 0) {
 		cm_id_priv->id.local_addr = iw_event->local_addr;
 		cm_id_priv->id.remote_addr = iw_event->remote_addr;
 		cm_id_priv->state = IW_CM_STATE_ESTABLISHED;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_cm.c
index 33c7eed..e74cdf9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_cm.c
@@ -2563,7 +2563,7 @@
 	u16 last_ae;
 	u8 original_hw_tcp_state;
 	u8 original_ibqp_state;
-	enum iw_cm_event_status disconn_status = IW_CM_EVENT_STATUS_OK;
+	int disconn_status = 0;
 	int issue_disconn = 0;
 	int issue_close = 0;
 	int issue_flush = 0;
@@ -2605,7 +2605,7 @@
 			(last_ae == NES_AEQE_AEID_LLP_CONNECTION_RESET))) {
 		issue_disconn = 1;
 		if (last_ae == NES_AEQE_AEID_LLP_CONNECTION_RESET)
-			disconn_status = IW_CM_EVENT_STATUS_RESET;
+			disconn_status = -ECONNRESET;
 	}
 
 	if (((original_hw_tcp_state == NES_AEQE_TCP_STATE_CLOSED) ||
@@ -2666,7 +2666,7 @@
 			cm_id->provider_data = nesqp;
 			/* Send up the close complete event */
 			cm_event.event = IW_CM_EVENT_CLOSE;
-			cm_event.status = IW_CM_EVENT_STATUS_OK;
+			cm_event.status = 0;
 			cm_event.provider_data = cm_id->provider_data;
 			cm_event.local_addr = cm_id->local_addr;
 			cm_event.remote_addr = cm_id->remote_addr;
@@ -2966,7 +2966,7 @@
 	nes_add_ref(&nesqp->ibqp);
 
 	cm_event.event = IW_CM_EVENT_ESTABLISHED;
-	cm_event.status = IW_CM_EVENT_STATUS_ACCEPTED;
+	cm_event.status = 0;
 	cm_event.provider_data = (void *)nesqp;
 	cm_event.local_addr = cm_id->local_addr;
 	cm_event.remote_addr = cm_id->remote_addr;
@@ -3377,7 +3377,7 @@
 
 	/* notify OF layer we successfully created the requested connection */
 	cm_event.event = IW_CM_EVENT_CONNECT_REPLY;
-	cm_event.status = IW_CM_EVENT_STATUS_ACCEPTED;
+	cm_event.status = 0;
 	cm_event.provider_data = cm_id->provider_data;
 	cm_event.local_addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
 	cm_event.local_addr.sin_port = cm_id->local_addr.sin_port;
@@ -3484,7 +3484,7 @@
 	nesqp->cm_id = NULL;
 	/* cm_id->provider_data = NULL; */
 	cm_event.event = IW_CM_EVENT_DISCONNECT;
-	cm_event.status = IW_CM_EVENT_STATUS_RESET;
+	cm_event.status = -ECONNRESET;
 	cm_event.provider_data = cm_id->provider_data;
 	cm_event.local_addr = cm_id->local_addr;
 	cm_event.remote_addr = cm_id->remote_addr;
@@ -3495,7 +3495,7 @@
 	ret = cm_id->event_handler(cm_id, &cm_event);
 	atomic_inc(&cm_closes);
 	cm_event.event = IW_CM_EVENT_CLOSE;
-	cm_event.status = IW_CM_EVENT_STATUS_OK;
+	cm_event.status = 0;
 	cm_event.provider_data = cm_id->provider_data;
 	cm_event.local_addr = cm_id->local_addr;
 	cm_event.remote_addr = cm_id->remote_addr;
@@ -3534,7 +3534,7 @@
 			cm_node, cm_id, jiffies);
 
 	cm_event.event = IW_CM_EVENT_CONNECT_REQUEST;
-	cm_event.status = IW_CM_EVENT_STATUS_OK;
+	cm_event.status = 0;
 	cm_event.provider_data = (void *)cm_node;
 
 	cm_event.local_addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_verbs.c
index 26d8018..95ca93c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_verbs.c
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@
 			(nesqp->ibqp_state == IB_QPS_RTR)) && (nesqp->cm_id)) {
 		cm_id = nesqp->cm_id;
 		cm_event.event = IW_CM_EVENT_CONNECT_REPLY;
-		cm_event.status = IW_CM_EVENT_STATUS_TIMEOUT;
+		cm_event.status = -ETIMEDOUT;
 		cm_event.local_addr = cm_id->local_addr;
 		cm_event.remote_addr = cm_id->remote_addr;
 		cm_event.private_data = NULL;
diff --git a/include/rdma/iw_cm.h b/include/rdma/iw_cm.h
index cbb822e..2d0191c 100644
--- a/include/rdma/iw_cm.h
+++ b/include/rdma/iw_cm.h
@@ -46,18 +46,9 @@
 	IW_CM_EVENT_CLOSE		 /* close complete */
 };
 
-enum iw_cm_event_status {
-	IW_CM_EVENT_STATUS_OK = 0,	 /* request successful */
-	IW_CM_EVENT_STATUS_ACCEPTED = 0, /* connect request accepted */
-	IW_CM_EVENT_STATUS_REJECTED,	 /* connect request rejected */
-	IW_CM_EVENT_STATUS_TIMEOUT,	 /* the operation timed out */
-	IW_CM_EVENT_STATUS_RESET,	 /* reset from remote peer */
-	IW_CM_EVENT_STATUS_EINVAL,	 /* asynchronous failure for bad parm */
-};
-
 struct iw_cm_event {
 	enum iw_cm_event_type event;
-	enum iw_cm_event_status status;
+	int			 status;
 	struct sockaddr_in local_addr;
 	struct sockaddr_in remote_addr;
 	void *private_data;