diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
index 85ed5051fdfd..207e5c2457cc 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
@@ -1519,7 +1519,9 @@ int ib_attach_mcast(struct ib_qp *qp, union ib_gid *gid, u16 lid)
 
 	if (!qp->device->attach_mcast)
 		return -ENOSYS;
-	if (gid->raw[0] != 0xff || qp->qp_type != IB_QPT_UD)
+	if (gid->raw[0] != 0xff || qp->qp_type != IB_QPT_UD ||
+	    lid < be16_to_cpu(IB_MULTICAST_LID_BASE) ||
+	    lid == be16_to_cpu(IB_LID_PERMISSIVE))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ret = qp->device->attach_mcast(qp, gid, lid);
@@ -1535,7 +1537,9 @@ int ib_detach_mcast(struct ib_qp *qp, union ib_gid *gid, u16 lid)
 
 	if (!qp->device->detach_mcast)
 		return -ENOSYS;
-	if (gid->raw[0] != 0xff || qp->qp_type != IB_QPT_UD)
+	if (gid->raw[0] != 0xff || qp->qp_type != IB_QPT_UD ||
+	    lid < be16_to_cpu(IB_MULTICAST_LID_BASE) ||
+	    lid == be16_to_cpu(IB_LID_PERMISSIVE))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ret = qp->device->detach_mcast(qp, gid, lid);