diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
index a4a57ec80d3d9dc61f91acefe934d8410900d5a4..acd380fb5a0a9885621c3c374cca81468d7a5900 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
@@ -565,7 +565,8 @@ rpcrdma_ep_create(struct rpcrdma_ep *ep, struct rpcrdma_ia *ia,
 
 	sendcq = ib_alloc_cq(ia->ri_device, NULL,
 			     ep->rep_attr.cap.max_send_wr + 1,
-			     1, IB_POLL_WORKQUEUE);
+			     ia->ri_device->num_comp_vectors > 1 ? 1 : 0,
+			     IB_POLL_WORKQUEUE);
 	if (IS_ERR(sendcq)) {
 		rc = PTR_ERR(sendcq);
 		dprintk("RPC:       %s: failed to create send CQ: %i\n",