diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_cm.c
index 64343985e0b7d5f452d8df70ad5672ef75f55c9b..7ca0638579c0b31d9cd0fdc71ea6858b77dba7ea 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_cm.c
@@ -3346,26 +3346,6 @@ int i40iw_cm_disconn(struct i40iw_qp *iwqp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * i40iw_loopback_nop - Send a nop
- * @qp: associated hw qp
- */
-static void i40iw_loopback_nop(struct i40iw_sc_qp *qp)
-{
-	u64 *wqe;
-	u64 header;
-
-	wqe = qp->qp_uk.sq_base->elem;
-	set_64bit_val(wqe, 0, 0);
-	set_64bit_val(wqe, 8, 0);
-	set_64bit_val(wqe, 16, 0);
-
-	header = LS_64(I40IWQP_OP_NOP, I40IWQPSQ_OPCODE) |
-	    LS_64(0, I40IWQPSQ_SIGCOMPL) |
-	    LS_64(qp->qp_uk.swqe_polarity, I40IWQPSQ_VALID);
-	set_64bit_val(wqe, 24, header);
-}
-
 /**
  * i40iw_qp_disconnect - free qp and close cm
  * @iwqp: associate qp for the connection
@@ -3638,7 +3618,7 @@ int i40iw_accept(struct iw_cm_id *cm_id, struct iw_cm_conn_param *conn_param)
 	} else {
 		if (iwqp->page)
 			iwqp->sc_qp.qp_uk.sq_base = kmap(iwqp->page);
-		i40iw_loopback_nop(&iwqp->sc_qp);
+		dev->iw_priv_qp_ops->qp_send_lsmm(&iwqp->sc_qp, NULL, 0, 0);
 	}
 
 	if (iwqp->page)