diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
index d4e87c28507e..4f10af2905b5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
@@ -1460,6 +1460,10 @@ static int __mlx4_ib_modify_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (qp->ibqp.qp_type == IB_QPT_RAW_PACKET)
+		context->pri_path.ackto = (context->pri_path.ackto & 0xf8) |
+					MLX4_IB_LINK_TYPE_ETH;
+
 	if (cur_state == IB_QPS_RTS && new_state == IB_QPS_SQD	&&
 	    attr_mask & IB_QP_EN_SQD_ASYNC_NOTIFY && attr->en_sqd_async_notify)
 		sqd_event = 1;