diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/ah.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/ah.c
index 5fc62336273132a80eebe1e8f3045758edd12d72..b9bf0759f10a54f37e242b8d07c54c56a063e859 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/ah.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/ah.c
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@ static struct ib_ah *create_iboe_ah(struct ib_pd *pd, struct ib_ah_attr *ah_attr
 	if (vlan_tag < 0x1000)
 		vlan_tag |= (ah_attr->sl & 7) << 13;
 	ah->av.eth.port_pd = cpu_to_be32(to_mpd(pd)->pdn | (ah_attr->port_num << 24));
-	ah->av.eth.gid_index = mlx4_ib_gid_index_to_real_index(ibdev, ah_attr->port_num, ah_attr->grh.sgid_index);
+	ret = mlx4_ib_gid_index_to_real_index(ibdev, ah_attr->port_num, ah_attr->grh.sgid_index);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	ah->av.eth.gid_index = ret;
 	ah->av.eth.vlan = cpu_to_be16(vlan_tag);
 	ah->av.eth.hop_limit = ah_attr->grh.hop_limit;
 	if (ah_attr->static_rate) {