diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
index 21dca7ac059c..51b760971e1e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
@@ -484,6 +484,9 @@ void hfi1_init_pportdata(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct hfi1_pportdata *ppd,
 	default_pkey_idx = 1;
 
 	ppd->pkeys[default_pkey_idx] = DEFAULT_P_KEY;
+	ppd->part_enforce |= HFI1_PART_ENFORCE_IN;
+	ppd->part_enforce |= HFI1_PART_ENFORCE_OUT;
+
 	if (loopback) {
 		hfi1_early_err(&pdev->dev,
 			       "Faking data partition 0x8001 in idx %u\n",
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/mad.c
index 08ed5a4a0c62..4c6f51ce2584 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/mad.c
@@ -1155,16 +1155,6 @@ static int __subn_set_opa_portinfo(struct opa_smp *smp, u32 am, u8 *data,
 		ppd->linkinit_reason =
 			(pi->partenforce_filterraw &
 			 OPA_PI_MASK_LINKINIT_REASON);
-	/* enable/disable SW pkey checking as per FM control */
-	if (pi->partenforce_filterraw & OPA_PI_MASK_PARTITION_ENFORCE_IN)
-		ppd->part_enforce |= HFI1_PART_ENFORCE_IN;
-	else
-		ppd->part_enforce &= ~HFI1_PART_ENFORCE_IN;
-
-	if (pi->partenforce_filterraw & OPA_PI_MASK_PARTITION_ENFORCE_OUT)
-		ppd->part_enforce |= HFI1_PART_ENFORCE_OUT;
-	else
-		ppd->part_enforce &= ~HFI1_PART_ENFORCE_OUT;
 
 	/* Must be a valid unicast LID address. */
 	if ((smlid == 0 && ls_old > IB_PORT_INIT) ||