diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c
index 614a954d0757..f9b198455fc9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c
@@ -1957,6 +1957,9 @@ int qedr_modify_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_qp_attr *attr,
 	}
 
 	if (attr_mask & (IB_QP_AV | IB_QP_PATH_MTU)) {
+		if (rdma_protocol_iwarp(&dev->ibdev, 1))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		if (attr_mask & IB_QP_PATH_MTU) {
 			if (attr->path_mtu < IB_MTU_256 ||
 			    attr->path_mtu > IB_MTU_4096) {