diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_srq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_srq.c
index 88d219e730ad..3f58c11a62b7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_srq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_srq.c
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ int mthca_tavor_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
 	for (nreq = 0; wr; wr = wr->next) {
 		ind = srq->first_free;
 
-		if (ind < 0) {
+		if (unlikely(ind < 0)) {
 			mthca_err(dev, "SRQ %06x full\n", srq->srqn);
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			*bad_wr = wr;
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ int mthca_tavor_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
 		wqe       = get_wqe(srq, ind);
 		next_ind  = *wqe_to_link(wqe);
 
-		if (next_ind < 0) {
+		if (unlikely(next_ind < 0)) {
 			mthca_err(dev, "SRQ %06x full\n", srq->srqn);
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			*bad_wr = wr;
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ int mthca_arbel_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
 	for (nreq = 0; wr; ++nreq, wr = wr->next) {
 		ind = srq->first_free;
 
-		if (ind < 0) {
+		if (unlikely(ind < 0)) {
 			mthca_err(dev, "SRQ %06x full\n", srq->srqn);
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			*bad_wr = wr;
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ int mthca_arbel_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
 		wqe       = get_wqe(srq, ind);
 		next_ind  = *wqe_to_link(wqe);
 
-		if (next_ind < 0) {
+		if (unlikely(next_ind < 0)) {
 			mthca_err(dev, "SRQ %06x full\n", srq->srqn);
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			*bad_wr = wr;