diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
index 2e4c4656e047c8982ef5e7744c9832a6546c889e..5bcf57943b84c7d703a4e26f18fb4d6400ca46d6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
@@ -1317,9 +1317,11 @@ static enum mlx5_qp_optpar opt_mask[MLX5_QP_NUM_STATE][MLX5_QP_NUM_STATE][MLX5_Q
 					  MLX5_QP_OPTPAR_RAE		|
 					  MLX5_QP_OPTPAR_RWE		|
 					  MLX5_QP_OPTPAR_RNR_TIMEOUT	|
-					  MLX5_QP_OPTPAR_PM_STATE,
+					  MLX5_QP_OPTPAR_PM_STATE	|
+					  MLX5_QP_OPTPAR_ALT_ADDR_PATH,
 			[MLX5_QP_ST_UC] = MLX5_QP_OPTPAR_RWE		|
-					  MLX5_QP_OPTPAR_PM_STATE,
+					  MLX5_QP_OPTPAR_PM_STATE	|
+					  MLX5_QP_OPTPAR_ALT_ADDR_PATH,
 			[MLX5_QP_ST_UD] = MLX5_QP_OPTPAR_Q_KEY		|
 					  MLX5_QP_OPTPAR_SRQN		|
 					  MLX5_QP_OPTPAR_CQN_RCV,