diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_verbs.c
index 07e30138aaa1..73485d0da907 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_verbs.c
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ int siw_query_port(struct ib_device *base_dev, u8 port,
 
 	memset(attr, 0, sizeof(*attr));
 
-	attr->active_mtu = attr->max_mtu;
 	attr->active_speed = 2;
 	attr->active_width = 2;
 	attr->gid_tbl_len = 1;
 	attr->max_msg_sz = -1;
 	attr->max_mtu = ib_mtu_int_to_enum(sdev->netdev->mtu);
+	attr->active_mtu = ib_mtu_int_to_enum(sdev->netdev->mtu);
 	attr->phys_state = sdev->state == IB_PORT_ACTIVE ?
 		IB_PORT_PHYS_STATE_LINK_UP : IB_PORT_PHYS_STATE_DISABLED;
 	attr->pkey_tbl_len = 1;