diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
index bfdd542d7e12..ef9135aa392c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
@@ -1963,10 +1963,13 @@ static int bnxt_re_build_inv_wqe(struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 	wqe->type = BNXT_QPLIB_SWQE_TYPE_LOCAL_INV;
 	wqe->local_inv.inv_l_key = wr->ex.invalidate_rkey;
 
+	/* Need unconditional fence for local invalidate
+	 * opcode to work as expected.
+	 */
+	wqe->flags |= BNXT_QPLIB_SWQE_FLAGS_UC_FENCE;
+
 	if (wr->send_flags & IB_SEND_SIGNALED)
 		wqe->flags |= BNXT_QPLIB_SWQE_FLAGS_SIGNAL_COMP;
-	if (wr->send_flags & IB_SEND_FENCE)
-		wqe->flags |= BNXT_QPLIB_SWQE_FLAGS_UC_FENCE;
 	if (wr->send_flags & IB_SEND_SOLICITED)
 		wqe->flags |= BNXT_QPLIB_SWQE_FLAGS_SOLICIT_EVENT;
 
@@ -1987,8 +1990,12 @@ static int bnxt_re_build_reg_wqe(struct ib_reg_wr *wr,
 	wqe->frmr.levels = qplib_frpl->hwq.level + 1;
 	wqe->type = BNXT_QPLIB_SWQE_TYPE_REG_MR;
 
-	if (wr->wr.send_flags & IB_SEND_FENCE)
-		wqe->flags |= BNXT_QPLIB_SWQE_FLAGS_UC_FENCE;
+	/* Need unconditional fence for reg_mr
+	 * opcode to function as expected.
+	 */
+
+	wqe->flags |= BNXT_QPLIB_SWQE_FLAGS_UC_FENCE;
+
 	if (wr->wr.send_flags & IB_SEND_SIGNALED)
 		wqe->flags |= BNXT_QPLIB_SWQE_FLAGS_SIGNAL_COMP;