diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
index 0811f58c670fbe05f6d7f7828acde16b3311666b..21585055cf32b7575511cfc47e17ce8fde0ff88c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ static ssize_t ucma_notify(struct ucma_file *file, const char __user *inbuf,
 {
 	struct rdma_ucm_notify cmd;
 	struct ucma_context *ctx;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&cmd, inbuf, sizeof(cmd)))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -1345,7 +1345,9 @@ static ssize_t ucma_notify(struct ucma_file *file, const char __user *inbuf,
 	if (IS_ERR(ctx))
 		return PTR_ERR(ctx);
 
-	ret = rdma_notify(ctx->cm_id, (enum ib_event_type) cmd.event);
+	if (ctx->cm_id->device)
+		ret = rdma_notify(ctx->cm_id, (enum ib_event_type)cmd.event);
+
 	ucma_put_ctx(ctx);
 	return ret;
 }