diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
index 5acf346e048e..049754f6e638 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ static int mlx5_ib_query_device(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 		     sizeof(struct mlx5_wqe_ctrl_seg)) /
 		     sizeof(struct mlx5_wqe_data_seg);
 	props->max_sge = min(max_rq_sg, max_sq_sg);
-	props->max_sge_rd = props->max_sge;
+	props->max_sge_rd	   = MLX5_MAX_SGE_RD;
 	props->max_cq		   = 1 << MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, log_max_cq);
 	props->max_cqe = (1 << MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, log_max_cq_sz)) - 1;
 	props->max_mr		   = 1 << MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, log_max_mkey);
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/device.h b/include/linux/mlx5/device.h
index 8156e3c9239c..b3575f392492 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/device.h
@@ -392,6 +392,17 @@ enum {
 	MLX5_CAP_OFF_CMDIF_CSUM		= 46,
 };
 
+enum {
+	/*
+	 * Max wqe size for rdma read is 512 bytes, so this
+	 * limits our max_sge_rd as the wqe needs to fit:
+	 * - ctrl segment (16 bytes)
+	 * - rdma segment (16 bytes)
+	 * - scatter elements (16 bytes each)
+	 */
+	MLX5_MAX_SGE_RD	= (512 - 16 - 16) / 16
+};
+
 struct mlx5_inbox_hdr {
 	__be16		opcode;
 	u8		rsvd[4];