diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
index ce14008a570279c9ec0c7be7df97ed3727eb6f5b..2e4c4656e047c8982ef5e7744c9832a6546c889e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@ static int __mlx5_ib_modify_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
 	mlx5_cur = to_mlx5_state(cur_state);
 	mlx5_new = to_mlx5_state(new_state);
 	mlx5_st = to_mlx5_st(ibqp->qp_type);
-	if (mlx5_cur < 0 || mlx5_new < 0 || mlx5_st < 0)
+	if (mlx5_st < 0)
 		goto out;
 
 	optpar = ib_mask_to_mlx5_opt(attr_mask);