diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c
index ad3a092b8b5c..390123f87658 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ struct ib_umad_packet {
 	struct ib_user_mad mad;
 };
 
+struct ib_rmpp_mad_hdr {
+	struct ib_mad_hdr	mad_hdr;
+	struct ib_rmpp_hdr      rmpp_hdr;
+} __packed;
+
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 #include <trace/events/ib_umad.h>
 
@@ -494,11 +499,11 @@ static ssize_t ib_umad_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
 			     size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
 	struct ib_umad_file *file = filp->private_data;
+	struct ib_rmpp_mad_hdr *rmpp_mad_hdr;
 	struct ib_umad_packet *packet;
 	struct ib_mad_agent *agent;
 	struct rdma_ah_attr ah_attr;
 	struct ib_ah *ah;
-	struct ib_rmpp_mad *rmpp_mad;
 	__be64 *tid;
 	int ret, data_len, hdr_len, copy_offset, rmpp_active;
 	u8 base_version;
@@ -506,7 +511,7 @@ static ssize_t ib_umad_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
 	if (count < hdr_size(file) + IB_MGMT_RMPP_HDR)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	packet = kzalloc(sizeof *packet + IB_MGMT_RMPP_HDR, GFP_KERNEL);
+	packet = kzalloc(sizeof(*packet) + IB_MGMT_RMPP_HDR, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!packet)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -560,13 +565,13 @@ static ssize_t ib_umad_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
 		goto err_up;
 	}
 
-	rmpp_mad = (struct ib_rmpp_mad *) packet->mad.data;
-	hdr_len = ib_get_mad_data_offset(rmpp_mad->mad_hdr.mgmt_class);
+	rmpp_mad_hdr = (struct ib_rmpp_mad_hdr *)packet->mad.data;
+	hdr_len = ib_get_mad_data_offset(rmpp_mad_hdr->mad_hdr.mgmt_class);
 
-	if (ib_is_mad_class_rmpp(rmpp_mad->mad_hdr.mgmt_class)
+	if (ib_is_mad_class_rmpp(rmpp_mad_hdr->mad_hdr.mgmt_class)
 	    && ib_mad_kernel_rmpp_agent(agent)) {
 		copy_offset = IB_MGMT_RMPP_HDR;
-		rmpp_active = ib_get_rmpp_flags(&rmpp_mad->rmpp_hdr) &
+		rmpp_active = ib_get_rmpp_flags(&rmpp_mad_hdr->rmpp_hdr) &
 						IB_MGMT_RMPP_FLAG_ACTIVE;
 	} else {
 		copy_offset = IB_MGMT_MAD_HDR;
@@ -615,12 +620,12 @@ static ssize_t ib_umad_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
 		tid = &((struct ib_mad_hdr *) packet->msg->mad)->tid;
 		*tid = cpu_to_be64(((u64) agent->hi_tid) << 32 |
 				   (be64_to_cpup(tid) & 0xffffffff));
-		rmpp_mad->mad_hdr.tid = *tid;
+		rmpp_mad_hdr->mad_hdr.tid = *tid;
 	}
 
 	if (!ib_mad_kernel_rmpp_agent(agent)
-	   && ib_is_mad_class_rmpp(rmpp_mad->mad_hdr.mgmt_class)
-	   && (ib_get_rmpp_flags(&rmpp_mad->rmpp_hdr) & IB_MGMT_RMPP_FLAG_ACTIVE)) {
+	    && ib_is_mad_class_rmpp(rmpp_mad_hdr->mad_hdr.mgmt_class)
+	    && (ib_get_rmpp_flags(&rmpp_mad_hdr->rmpp_hdr) & IB_MGMT_RMPP_FLAG_ACTIVE)) {
 		spin_lock_irq(&file->send_lock);
 		list_add_tail(&packet->list, &file->send_list);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&file->send_lock);