diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
index 4f10af2..da6f5fa 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
@@ -1561,13 +1561,18 @@
 	struct mlx4_ib_qp *qp = to_mqp(ibqp);
 	enum ib_qp_state cur_state, new_state;
 	int err = -EINVAL;
-
+	int p = attr_mask & IB_QP_PORT ? attr->port_num : qp->port;
 	mutex_lock(&qp->mutex);
 
 	cur_state = attr_mask & IB_QP_CUR_STATE ? attr->cur_qp_state : qp->state;
 	new_state = attr_mask & IB_QP_STATE ? attr->qp_state : cur_state;
 
-	if (!ib_modify_qp_is_ok(cur_state, new_state, ibqp->qp_type, attr_mask)) {
+	if (cur_state == new_state && cur_state == IB_QPS_RESET)
+		p = IB_LINK_LAYER_UNSPECIFIED;
+
+	if (!ib_modify_qp_is_ok(cur_state, new_state, ibqp->qp_type,
+				attr_mask,
+				rdma_port_get_link_layer(&dev->ib_dev, p))) {
 		pr_debug("qpn 0x%x: invalid attribute mask specified "
 			 "for transition %d to %d. qp_type %d,"
 			 " attr_mask 0x%x\n",