diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
index 77c7dd7f05e8..3a56458e8c05 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
@@ -599,6 +599,7 @@ static int rpcrdma_ep_recreate_xprt(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt,
 				    struct ib_qp_init_attr *qp_init_attr)
 {
 	struct rpcrdma_ia *ia = &r_xprt->rx_ia;
+	struct rpcrdma_ep *ep = &r_xprt->rx_ep;
 	int rc, err;
 
 	trace_xprtrdma_reinsert(r_xprt);
@@ -613,6 +614,7 @@ static int rpcrdma_ep_recreate_xprt(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt,
 		pr_err("rpcrdma: rpcrdma_ep_create returned %d\n", err);
 		goto out2;
 	}
+	memcpy(qp_init_attr, &ep->rep_attr, sizeof(*qp_init_attr));
 
 	rc = -ENETUNREACH;
 	err = rdma_create_qp(ia->ri_id, ia->ri_pd, qp_init_attr);