diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
index e8d7eaf0670ca5aa109c934e1f09bf0020302a57..36197fbac63acef7c5557c74e5b0351f23d9a7c6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
@@ -3100,8 +3100,10 @@ static int __mlx5_ib_modify_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
 		goto out;
 
 	if (mlx5_cur >= MLX5_QP_NUM_STATE || mlx5_new >= MLX5_QP_NUM_STATE ||
-	    !optab[mlx5_cur][mlx5_new])
+	    !optab[mlx5_cur][mlx5_new]) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	op = optab[mlx5_cur][mlx5_new];
 	optpar = ib_mask_to_mlx5_opt(attr_mask);