diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
index 559ee3d27b4a..a811594b0b59 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static inline int cma_validate_port(struct ib_device *device, u8 port,
 	if ((dev_type != ARPHRD_INFINIBAND) && rdma_protocol_ib(device, port))
 		return ret;
 
-	if (dev_type == ARPHRD_ETHER) {
+	if (dev_type == ARPHRD_ETHER && rdma_protocol_roce(device, port)) {
 		ndev = dev_get_by_index(&init_net, bound_if_index);
 		if (ndev && ndev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK) {
 			pr_info("detected loopback device\n");