diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/multicast.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/multicast.c
index e51b739f6ea3d2e9bd6d8b776d5ea5d8e49844ba..322cb67b07a9611b658b88523eb0fc5fb988bed9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/multicast.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/multicast.c
@@ -518,8 +518,11 @@ static void join_handler(int status, struct ib_sa_mcmember_rec *rec,
 		process_join_error(group, status);
 	else {
 		int mgids_changed, is_mgid0;
-		ib_find_pkey(group->port->dev->device, group->port->port_num,
-			     be16_to_cpu(rec->pkey), &pkey_index);
+
+		if (ib_find_pkey(group->port->dev->device,
+				 group->port->port_num, be16_to_cpu(rec->pkey),
+				 &pkey_index))
+			pkey_index = MCAST_INVALID_PKEY_INDEX;
 
 		spin_lock_irq(&group->port->lock);
 		if (group->state == MCAST_BUSY &&