diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/multicast.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/multicast.c
index d2360a8ef0b2..fa17b552ff78 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/multicast.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/multicast.c
@@ -525,17 +525,22 @@ static void join_handler(int status, struct ib_sa_mcmember_rec *rec,
 	if (status)
 		process_join_error(group, status);
 	else {
+		int mgids_changed, is_mgid0;
 		ib_find_pkey(group->port->dev->device, group->port->port_num,
 			     be16_to_cpu(rec->pkey), &pkey_index);
 
 		spin_lock_irq(&group->port->lock);
-		group->rec = *rec;
 		if (group->state == MCAST_BUSY &&
 		    group->pkey_index == MCAST_INVALID_PKEY_INDEX)
 			group->pkey_index = pkey_index;
-		if (!memcmp(&mgid0, &group->rec.mgid, sizeof mgid0)) {
+		mgids_changed = memcmp(&rec->mgid, &group->rec.mgid,
+				       sizeof(group->rec.mgid));
+		group->rec = *rec;
+		if (mgids_changed) {
 			rb_erase(&group->node, &group->port->table);
-			mcast_insert(group->port, group, 1);
+			is_mgid0 = !memcmp(&mgid0, &group->rec.mgid,
+					   sizeof(mgid0));
+			mcast_insert(group->port, group, is_mgid0);
 		}
 		spin_unlock_irq(&group->port->lock);
 	}