diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
index 79ee2b9e28c6..1a1a47ac53c6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
@@ -2012,7 +2012,7 @@ void process_becn(struct hfi1_pportdata *ppd, u8 sl, u32 rlid, u32 lqpn,
 		unsigned long nsec = 1024 * ccti_timer;
 
 		hrtimer_start(&cca_timer->hrtimer, ns_to_ktime(nsec),
-			      HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+			      HRTIMER_MODE_REL_PINNED);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ppd->cca_timer_lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
index 6e9a351f45fb..40046135c509 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
@@ -2225,7 +2225,7 @@ void rvt_add_rnr_timer(struct rvt_qp *qp, u32 aeth)
 	to = rvt_aeth_to_usec(aeth);
 	trace_rvt_rnrnak_add(qp, to);
 	hrtimer_start(&qp->s_rnr_timer,
-		      ns_to_ktime(1000 * to), HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+		      ns_to_ktime(1000 * to), HRTIMER_MODE_REL_PINNED);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rvt_add_rnr_timer);