diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
index 17ce928e41bde..bca5358f3ef29 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
@@ -1149,8 +1149,10 @@ static int create_qp_common(struct ib_pd *pd, struct ib_qp_init_attr *init_attr,
 			if (dev->steering_support ==
 			    MLX4_STEERING_MODE_DEVICE_MANAGED)
 				qp->flags |= MLX4_IB_QP_NETIF;
-			else
+			else {
+				err = -EINVAL;
 				goto err;
+			}
 		}
 
 		err = set_kernel_sq_size(dev, &init_attr->cap, qp_type, qp);