diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
index 9a7794ac34c1ead2f08a9da3078db777ee1ef1ec..2001f20a43618e74b927733d8d54b410af084979 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
@@ -1816,6 +1816,11 @@ int mlx4_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 		ctrl->fence_size = (wr->send_flags & IB_SEND_FENCE ?
 				    MLX4_WQE_CTRL_FENCE : 0) | size;
 
+		if (be16_to_cpu(vlan) < 0x1000) {
+			ctrl->ins_vlan = 1 << 6;
+			ctrl->vlan_tag = vlan;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Make sure descriptor is fully written before
 		 * setting ownership bit (because HW can start
@@ -1831,11 +1836,6 @@ int mlx4_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 		ctrl->owner_opcode = mlx4_ib_opcode[wr->opcode] |
 			(ind & qp->sq.wqe_cnt ? cpu_to_be32(1 << 31) : 0) | blh;
 
-		if (be16_to_cpu(vlan) < 0x1000) {
-			ctrl->ins_vlan = 1 << 6;
-			ctrl->vlan_tag = vlan;
-		}
-
 		stamp = ind + qp->sq_spare_wqes;
 		ind += DIV_ROUND_UP(size * 16, 1U << qp->sq.wqe_shift);