diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 903321543838..f80591567a3d 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -632,7 +632,9 @@ static int smc_connect_rdma(struct smc_sock *smc,
 		for (i = 0; i < SMC_LINKS_PER_LGR_MAX; i++) {
 			struct smc_link *l = &smc->conn.lgr->lnk[i];
 
-			if (l->peer_qpn == ntoh24(aclc->qpn)) {
+			if (l->peer_qpn == ntoh24(aclc->qpn) &&
+			    !memcmp(l->peer_gid, &aclc->lcl.gid, SMC_GID_SIZE) &&
+			    !memcmp(l->peer_mac, &aclc->lcl.mac, sizeof(l->peer_mac))) {
 				link = l;
 				break;
 			}