diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_verbs.c
index 18d2f53ec34c..a35b798b8128 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_verbs.c
@@ -251,10 +251,11 @@ void ipoib_event(struct ib_event_handler *handler,
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv =
 		container_of(handler, struct ipoib_dev_priv, event_handler);
 
-	if (record->event == IB_EVENT_PORT_ACTIVE ||
+	if (record->event == IB_EVENT_PORT_ERR    ||
+	    record->event == IB_EVENT_PORT_ACTIVE ||
 	    record->event == IB_EVENT_LID_CHANGE  ||
 	    record->event == IB_EVENT_SM_CHANGE) {
-		ipoib_dbg(priv, "Port active event\n");
+		ipoib_dbg(priv, "Port state change event\n");
 		queue_work(ipoib_workqueue, &priv->flush_task);
 	}
 }