diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
index f6a53455bf8b..9ae587b74b12 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
@@ -1475,4 +1475,18 @@ int bfregn_to_uar_index(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev,
 			bool dyn_bfreg);
 
 int mlx5_ib_qp_set_counter(struct ib_qp *qp, struct rdma_counter *counter);
+
+static inline bool mlx5_ib_can_use_umr(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev,
+				       bool do_modify_atomic)
+{
+	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, umr_modify_entity_size_disabled))
+		return false;
+
+	if (do_modify_atomic &&
+	    MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, atomic) &&
+	    MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, umr_modify_atomic_disabled))
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
 #endif /* MLX5_IB_H */
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c
index b74fad08412f..8bce65c03b84 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c
@@ -1293,9 +1293,7 @@ struct ib_mr *mlx5_ib_reg_user_mr(struct ib_pd *pd, u64 start, u64 length,
 	if (err < 0)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 
-	use_umr = !MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, umr_modify_entity_size_disabled) &&
-		  (!MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, umr_modify_atomic_disabled) ||
-		   !MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, atomic));
+	use_umr = mlx5_ib_can_use_umr(dev, true);
 
 	if (order <= mr_cache_max_order(dev) && use_umr) {
 		mr = alloc_mr_from_cache(pd, umem, virt_addr, length, ncont,