diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
index d6f99d5720fc..5d625a81193f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Generic RDMA CM Agent");
 MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");
 
 #define CMA_CM_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT 20
-#define CMA_MAX_CM_RETRIES 3
+#define CMA_MAX_CM_RETRIES 15
 
 static void cma_add_one(struct ib_device *device);
 static void cma_remove_one(struct ib_device *device);