diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c
index 8056930bbe2c..cd9ee1664a69 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c
@@ -2773,6 +2773,10 @@ int i40iw_register_rdma_device(struct i40iw_device *iwdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	iwibdev = iwdev->iwibdev;
 	rdma_set_device_sysfs_group(&iwibdev->ibdev, &i40iw_attr_group);
+	ret = ib_device_set_netdev(&iwibdev->ibdev, iwdev->netdev, 1);
+	if (ret)
+		goto error;
+
 	ret = ib_register_device(&iwibdev->ibdev, "i40iw%d");
 	if (ret)
 		goto error;