diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_recv.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_recv.c
index c9984a28eecc..db0ee5c3962e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_recv.c
@@ -9,21 +9,26 @@
 #include "rxe.h"
 #include "rxe_loc.h"
 
+/* check that QP matches packet opcode type and is in a valid state */
 static int check_type_state(struct rxe_dev *rxe, struct rxe_pkt_info *pkt,
 			    struct rxe_qp *qp)
 {
+	unsigned int pkt_type;
+
 	if (unlikely(!qp->valid))
 		goto err1;
 
+	pkt_type = pkt->opcode & 0xe0;
+
 	switch (qp_type(qp)) {
 	case IB_QPT_RC:
-		if (unlikely((pkt->opcode & IB_OPCODE_RC) != 0)) {
+		if (unlikely(pkt_type != IB_OPCODE_RC)) {
 			pr_warn_ratelimited("bad qp type\n");
 			goto err1;
 		}
 		break;
 	case IB_QPT_UC:
-		if (unlikely(!(pkt->opcode & IB_OPCODE_UC))) {
+		if (unlikely(pkt_type != IB_OPCODE_UC)) {
 			pr_warn_ratelimited("bad qp type\n");
 			goto err1;
 		}
@@ -31,7 +36,7 @@ static int check_type_state(struct rxe_dev *rxe, struct rxe_pkt_info *pkt,
 	case IB_QPT_UD:
 	case IB_QPT_SMI:
 	case IB_QPT_GSI:
-		if (unlikely(!(pkt->opcode & IB_OPCODE_UD))) {
+		if (unlikely(pkt_type != IB_OPCODE_UD)) {
 			pr_warn_ratelimited("bad qp type\n");
 			goto err1;
 		}