diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/file_ops.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/file_ops.c
index 1783a6ea5427..3ebdd42fec36 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/file_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/file_ops.c
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ static ssize_t hfi1_write_iter(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	unsigned long dim = from->nr_segs;
 	int idx;
 
+	if (!HFI1_CAP_IS_KSET(SDMA))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	idx = srcu_read_lock(&fd->pq_srcu);
 	pq = srcu_dereference(fd->pq, &fd->pq_srcu);
 	if (!cq || !pq) {