diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c
index 329f59a9f18a..2534c5d1d7ec 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static int i40iw_query_port(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 	props->pkey_tbl_len = 1;
 	props->active_width = IB_WIDTH_4X;
 	props->active_speed = 1;
-	props->max_msg_sz = 0x80000000;
+	props->max_msg_sz = I40IW_MAX_OUTBOUND_MESSAGE_SIZE;
 	return 0;
 }