diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
index 71be5eebd683..eb0a8e8a6943 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static int ucma_event_handler(struct rdma_cm_id *cm_id,
 	ucma_set_event_context(ctx, event, uevent);
 	uevent->resp.event = event->event;
 	uevent->resp.status = event->status;
-	if (cm_id->ps == RDMA_PS_UDP || cm_id->ps == RDMA_PS_IPOIB)
+	if (cm_id->qp_type == IB_QPT_UD)
 		ucma_copy_ud_event(&uevent->resp.param.ud, &event->param.ud);
 	else
 		ucma_copy_conn_event(&uevent->resp.param.conn,
@@ -377,6 +377,9 @@ static int ucma_get_qp_type(struct rdma_ucm_create_id *cmd, enum ib_qp_type *qp_
 	case RDMA_PS_IPOIB:
 		*qp_type = IB_QPT_UD;
 		return 0;
+	case RDMA_PS_IB:
+		*qp_type = cmd->qp_type;
+		return 0;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
diff --git a/include/rdma/rdma_user_cm.h b/include/rdma/rdma_user_cm.h
index fc82c1896f75..5348a000c8f3 100644
--- a/include/rdma/rdma_user_cm.h
+++ b/include/rdma/rdma_user_cm.h
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ struct rdma_ucm_create_id {
 	__u64 uid;
 	__u64 response;
 	__u16 ps;
-	__u8  reserved[6];
+	__u8  qp_type;
+	__u8  reserved[5];
 };
 
 struct rdma_ucm_create_id_resp {