diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
index 8b00e6c46f01db0e71f69e2ba0dd6c07e3a1cb59..65d3fe6cfd5c714c6bf315aafe4cb7c6418c3923 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ static char *states[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static int dack_mode;
+static int dack_mode = 1;
 module_param(dack_mode, int, 0644);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(dack_mode, "Delayed ack mode (default=0)");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(dack_mode, "Delayed ack mode (default=1)");
 
 int c4iw_max_read_depth = 8;
 module_param(c4iw_max_read_depth, int, 0644);