diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
index cfe9a810e6bcfefce644bcfce6763145251678a4..8ed25760764b4ead725db089f1ec62b00ffd093e 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static unsigned int xprt_rdma_max_inline_read = RPCRDMA_DEF_INLINE;
 static unsigned int xprt_rdma_max_inline_write = RPCRDMA_DEF_INLINE;
 static unsigned int xprt_rdma_inline_write_padding;
 static unsigned int xprt_rdma_memreg_strategy = RPCRDMA_FRMR;
-                int xprt_rdma_pad_optimize = 0;
+		int xprt_rdma_pad_optimize = 1;
 
 #ifdef RPC_DEBUG