diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
index 8b5dd3649bbf..ccdf93d30b01 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ int ib_init_ah_from_wc(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num, struct ib_wc *wc,
 		ah_attr->grh.sgid_index = (u8) gid_index;
 		flow_class = be32_to_cpu(grh->version_tclass_flow);
 		ah_attr->grh.flow_label = flow_class & 0xFFFFF;
-		ah_attr->grh.hop_limit = grh->hop_limit;
+		ah_attr->grh.hop_limit = 0xFF;
 		ah_attr->grh.traffic_class = (flow_class >> 20) & 0xFF;
 	}
 	return 0;