diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
index 3b21e0cc5e6925413c65bb2cdf75aaa45f10dbe6..465aafc2007f5854ca846913d251f5c99e303f68 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
@@ -1495,7 +1495,8 @@ rpcrdma_register_frmr_external(struct rpcrdma_mr_seg *seg,
 	frmr_wr.wr.fast_reg.page_shift = PAGE_SHIFT;
 	frmr_wr.wr.fast_reg.length = i << PAGE_SHIFT;
 	frmr_wr.wr.fast_reg.access_flags = (writing ?
-				IB_ACCESS_REMOTE_WRITE : IB_ACCESS_REMOTE_READ);
+				IB_ACCESS_REMOTE_WRITE | IB_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE :
+				IB_ACCESS_REMOTE_READ);
 	frmr_wr.wr.fast_reg.rkey = seg1->mr_chunk.rl_mw->r.frmr.fr_mr->rkey;
 	DECR_CQCOUNT(&r_xprt->rx_ep);