diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index 23ba66e..e983e33 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -1789,6 +1789,21 @@
 	return rdma_ib_or_iboe(device, port_num);
 }
 
+/**
+ * rdma_cap_ib_smi - Check if the port of device has the capability Infiniband
+ * Subnet Management Interface.
+ *
+ * @device: Device to be checked
+ * @port_num: Port number of the device
+ *
+ * Return false when port of the device don't support Infiniband
+ * Subnet Management Interface.
+ */
+static inline bool rdma_cap_ib_smi(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num)
+{
+	return rdma_protocol_ib(device, port_num);
+}
+
 int ib_query_gid(struct ib_device *device,
 		 u8 port_num, int index, union ib_gid *gid);