diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_kernel.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_kernel.h
index 59a8b254b97fd3b3ad110be7944259b733f358eb..0bd8bcb184a18cf38c44cc33ae980210711dd44c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_kernel.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_kernel.h
@@ -232,6 +232,11 @@ struct ipath_sdma_desc {
 #define IPATH_SDMA_TXREQ_S_ABORTED   2
 #define IPATH_SDMA_TXREQ_S_SHUTDOWN  3
 
+#define IPATH_SDMA_STATUS_SCORE_BOARD_DRAIN_IN_PROG	(1ull << 63)
+#define IPATH_SDMA_STATUS_ABORT_IN_PROG			(1ull << 62)
+#define IPATH_SDMA_STATUS_INTERNAL_SDMA_ENABLE		(1ull << 61)
+#define IPATH_SDMA_STATUS_SCB_EMPTY			(1ull << 30)
+
 /* max dwords in small buffer packet */
 #define IPATH_SMALLBUF_DWORDS (dd->ipath_piosize2k >> 2)
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_sdma.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_sdma.c
index 0a8c1b8091a2ba04d2ea265c3acc933eb2a6f0a0..eaba03273e4febd20ca45ce88e3b63fbd7e83f40 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_sdma.c
@@ -263,14 +263,10 @@ static void sdma_abort_task(unsigned long opaque)
 		hwstatus = ipath_read_kreg64(dd,
 				dd->ipath_kregs->kr_senddmastatus);
 
-		if (/* ScoreBoardDrainInProg */
-		    test_bit(63, &hwstatus) ||
-		    /* AbortInProg */
-		    test_bit(62, &hwstatus) ||
-		    /* InternalSDmaEnable */
-		    test_bit(61, &hwstatus) ||
-		    /* ScbEmpty */
-		    !test_bit(30, &hwstatus)) {
+		if ((hwstatus & (IPATH_SDMA_STATUS_SCORE_BOARD_DRAIN_IN_PROG |
+				 IPATH_SDMA_STATUS_ABORT_IN_PROG	     |
+				 IPATH_SDMA_STATUS_INTERNAL_SDMA_ENABLE)) ||
+		    !(hwstatus & IPATH_SDMA_STATUS_SCB_EMPTY)) {
 			if (dd->ipath_sdma_reset_wait > 0) {
 				/* not done shutting down sdma */
 				--dd->ipath_sdma_reset_wait;