diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
index f696ea49c97a..b9e9562f5034 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
@@ -822,6 +822,7 @@ void ipoib_mcast_send(struct net_device *dev, u8 *daddr, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			if (neigh && list_empty(&neigh->list)) {
 				kref_get(&mcast->ah->ref);
 				neigh->ah	= mcast->ah;
+				neigh->ah->valid = 1;
 				list_add_tail(&neigh->list, &mcast->neigh_list);
 			}
 		}