diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
index d8c41fd626a9..7a36080d2bae 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *init_req_packet(struct rxe_qp *qp,
 	int			paylen;
 	int			solicited;
 	u32			qp_num;
-	int			ack_req;
+	int			ack_req = 0;
 
 	/* length from start of bth to end of icrc */
 	paylen = rxe_opcode[opcode].length + payload + pad + RXE_ICRC_SIZE;
@@ -445,8 +445,9 @@ static struct sk_buff *init_req_packet(struct rxe_qp *qp,
 	qp_num = (pkt->mask & RXE_DETH_MASK) ? ibwr->wr.ud.remote_qpn :
 					 qp->attr.dest_qp_num;
 
-	ack_req = ((pkt->mask & RXE_END_MASK) ||
-		(qp->req.noack_pkts++ > RXE_MAX_PKT_PER_ACK));
+	if (qp_type(qp) != IB_QPT_UD && qp_type(qp) != IB_QPT_UC)
+		ack_req = ((pkt->mask & RXE_END_MASK) ||
+			   (qp->req.noack_pkts++ > RXE_MAX_PKT_PER_ACK));
 	if (ack_req)
 		qp->req.noack_pkts = 0;