diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
index a9e3bcc522c4..0f12c211c385 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
@@ -829,13 +829,13 @@ struct ib_qp *rvt_create_qp(struct ib_pd *ibpd,
 	case IB_QPT_SMI:
 	case IB_QPT_GSI:
 	case IB_QPT_UD:
-		qp->allowed_ops = IB_OPCODE_UD_SEND_ONLY & RVT_OPCODE_QP_MASK;
+		qp->allowed_ops = IB_OPCODE_UD;
 		break;
 	case IB_QPT_RC:
-		qp->allowed_ops = IB_OPCODE_RC_SEND_ONLY & RVT_OPCODE_QP_MASK;
+		qp->allowed_ops = IB_OPCODE_RC;
 		break;
 	case IB_QPT_UC:
-		qp->allowed_ops = IB_OPCODE_UC_SEND_ONLY & RVT_OPCODE_QP_MASK;
+		qp->allowed_ops = IB_OPCODE_UC;
 		break;
 	default:
 		ret = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/verbs.c b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/verbs.c
index c56c0cb0de80..9cdc85fa366f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/verbs.c
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ static inline int qp_ok(int opcode, struct hfi1_packet *packet)
 
 	if (!(ib_rvt_state_ops[packet->qp->state] & RVT_PROCESS_RECV_OK))
 		goto dropit;
-	if (((opcode & OPCODE_QP_MASK) == packet->qp->allowed_ops) ||
+	if (((opcode & RVT_OPCODE_QP_MASK) == packet->qp->allowed_ops) ||
 	    (opcode == IB_OPCODE_CNP))
 		return 1;
 dropit:
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/verbs.h b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/verbs.h
index 2ba1373f4fb4..3ee223983b20 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/verbs.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/verbs.h
@@ -335,9 +335,6 @@ int hfi1_process_mad(struct ib_device *ibdev, int mad_flags, u8 port,
 #endif
 #define PSN_MODIFY_MASK 0xFFFFFF
 
-/* Number of bits to pay attention to in the opcode for checking qp type */
-#define OPCODE_QP_MASK 0xE0
-
 /*
  * Compare the lower 24 bits of the msn values.
  * Returns an integer <, ==, or > than zero.