diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/verbs.c
index 9f53f63b1453..7bff0a1e713d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/verbs.c
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ int hfi1_verbs_send_pio(struct rvt_qp *qp, struct hfi1_pkt_state *ps,
 	if (cb)
 		iowait_pio_inc(&priv->s_iowait);
 	pbuf = sc_buffer_alloc(sc, plen, cb, qp);
-	if (unlikely(IS_ERR_OR_NULL(pbuf))) {
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(pbuf)) {
 		if (cb)
 			verbs_pio_complete(qp, 0);
 		if (IS_ERR(pbuf)) {