diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_verbs.c
index 9e6ee82a8fd7..851c8219d501 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_verbs.c
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ int ipoib_transport_dev_init(struct net_device *dev, struct ib_device *ca)
 		else
 			size += ipoib_recvq_size * ipoib_max_conn_qp;
 	} else
-		goto out_free_wq;
+		if (ret != -ENOSYS)
+			goto out_free_wq;
 
 	cq_attr.cqe = size;
 	priv->recv_cq = ib_create_cq(priv->ca, ipoib_ib_completion, NULL,