diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
index 6841c0f9237f..8c74afc91a47 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
@@ -4678,17 +4678,18 @@ static int _mlx5_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		if (wr->opcode == IB_WR_LOCAL_INV ||
-		    wr->opcode == IB_WR_REG_MR) {
+		if (wr->opcode == IB_WR_REG_MR) {
 			fence = dev->umr_fence;
 			next_fence = MLX5_FENCE_MODE_INITIATOR_SMALL;
-		} else if (wr->send_flags & IB_SEND_FENCE) {
-			if (qp->next_fence)
-				fence = MLX5_FENCE_MODE_SMALL_AND_FENCE;
-			else
-				fence = MLX5_FENCE_MODE_FENCE;
-		} else {
-			fence = qp->next_fence;
+		} else  {
+			if (wr->send_flags & IB_SEND_FENCE) {
+				if (qp->next_fence)
+					fence = MLX5_FENCE_MODE_SMALL_AND_FENCE;
+				else
+					fence = MLX5_FENCE_MODE_FENCE;
+			} else {
+				fence = qp->next_fence;
+			}
 		}
 
 		switch (ibqp->qp_type) {