diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
index 9f3ba32..d45772d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
@@ -3530,6 +3530,26 @@ static int mlx5_ib_get_hw_stats(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 	return num_counters;
 }
 
+static struct net_device*
+mlx5_ib_alloc_rdma_netdev(struct ib_device *hca,
+			  u8 port_num,
+			  enum rdma_netdev_t type,
+			  const char *name,
+			  unsigned char name_assign_type,
+			  void (*setup)(struct net_device *))
+{
+	if (type != RDMA_NETDEV_IPOIB)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+
+	return mlx5_rdma_netdev_alloc(to_mdev(hca)->mdev, hca,
+				      name, setup);
+}
+
+static void mlx5_ib_free_rdma_netdev(struct net_device *netdev)
+{
+	return mlx5_rdma_netdev_free(netdev);
+}
+
 static void *mlx5_ib_add(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev;
@@ -3660,6 +3680,8 @@ static void *mlx5_ib_add(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
 	dev->ib_dev.check_mr_status	= mlx5_ib_check_mr_status;
 	dev->ib_dev.get_port_immutable  = mlx5_port_immutable;
 	dev->ib_dev.get_dev_fw_str      = get_dev_fw_str;
+	dev->ib_dev.alloc_rdma_netdev	= mlx5_ib_alloc_rdma_netdev;
+	dev->ib_dev.free_rdma_netdev	= mlx5_ib_free_rdma_netdev;
 	if (mlx5_core_is_pf(mdev)) {
 		dev->ib_dev.get_vf_config	= mlx5_ib_get_vf_config;
 		dev->ib_dev.set_vf_link_state	= mlx5_ib_set_vf_link_state;