diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
index 9acb84983bd9..03e39c2aaf66 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
@@ -1833,7 +1833,8 @@ static int create_qp(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 	if (attr.create_flags & ~(IB_QP_CREATE_BLOCK_MULTICAST_LOOPBACK |
 				IB_QP_CREATE_CROSS_CHANNEL |
 				IB_QP_CREATE_MANAGED_SEND |
-				IB_QP_CREATE_MANAGED_RECV)) {
+				IB_QP_CREATE_MANAGED_RECV |
+				IB_QP_CREATE_SCATTER_FCS)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto err_put;
 	}
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index 6d6172d66be8..195b233d1161 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -982,6 +982,7 @@ enum ib_qp_create_flags {
 	IB_QP_CREATE_NETIF_QP			= 1 << 5,
 	IB_QP_CREATE_SIGNATURE_EN		= 1 << 6,
 	IB_QP_CREATE_USE_GFP_NOIO		= 1 << 7,
+	IB_QP_CREATE_SCATTER_FCS		= 1 << 8,
 	/* reserve bits 26-31 for low level drivers' internal use */
 	IB_QP_CREATE_RESERVED_START		= 1 << 26,
 	IB_QP_CREATE_RESERVED_END		= 1 << 31,