diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index 8534afd04e7c..554b9063da54 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -730,7 +730,8 @@ static int ipoib_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		if ((header->proto != htons(ETH_P_IP)) &&
 		    (header->proto != htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) &&
 		    (header->proto != htons(ETH_P_ARP)) &&
-		    (header->proto != htons(ETH_P_RARP))) {
+		    (header->proto != htons(ETH_P_RARP)) &&
+		    (header->proto != htons(ETH_P_TIPC))) {
 			/* ethertype not supported by IPoIB */
 			++dev->stats.tx_dropped;
 			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
@@ -751,6 +752,7 @@ static int ipoib_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	switch (header->proto) {
 	case htons(ETH_P_IP):
 	case htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
+	case htons(ETH_P_TIPC):
 		neigh = ipoib_neigh_get(dev, cb->hwaddr);
 		if (unlikely(!neigh)) {
 			neigh_add_path(skb, cb->hwaddr, dev);