diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_cm.c
index 71edfbbcce1c..5c10cbfa2668 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_cm.c
@@ -3320,6 +3320,10 @@ int nes_connect(struct iw_cm_id *cm_id, struct iw_cm_conn_param *conn_param)
 
 	nesqp->private_data_len = conn_param->private_data_len;
 	nesqp->nesqp_context->ird_ord_sizes |= cpu_to_le32((u32)conn_param->ord);
+	/* space for rdma0 read msg */
+	if (conn_param->ord == 0)
+		nesqp->nesqp_context->ird_ord_sizes |= cpu_to_le32(1);
+
 	nes_debug(NES_DBG_CM, "requested ord = 0x%08X.\n", (u32)conn_param->ord);
 	nes_debug(NES_DBG_CM, "mpa private data len =%u\n",
 		  conn_param->private_data_len);