diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mr.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mr.c
index 753479285ce92a5156314a028e02867154ea4e9c..6ae503cfc52640144cc7521f0d2fb67e9de80cfa 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mr.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mr.c
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ static struct ib_umem *mlx4_get_umem_mr(struct ib_udata *udata, u64 start,
 	 * again
 	 */
 	if (!ib_access_writable(access_flags)) {
+		unsigned long untagged_start = untagged_addr(start);
 		struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 
 		down_read(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
@@ -385,9 +386,9 @@ static struct ib_umem *mlx4_get_umem_mr(struct ib_udata *udata, u64 start,
 		 * cover the memory, but for now it requires a single vma to
 		 * entirely cover the MR to support RO mappings.
 		 */
-		vma = find_vma(current->mm, start);
-		if (vma && vma->vm_end >= start + length &&
-		    vma->vm_start <= start) {
+		vma = find_vma(current->mm, untagged_start);
+		if (vma && vma->vm_end >= untagged_start + length &&
+		    vma->vm_start <= untagged_start) {
 			if (vma->vm_flags & VM_WRITE)
 				access_flags |= IB_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE;
 		} else {