diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_mcg.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_mcg.c
index 9a0612a9d304..b47ea7daf088 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_mcg.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_mcg.c
@@ -185,7 +185,12 @@ int mthca_multicast_attach(struct ib_qp *ibqp, union ib_gid *gid, u16 lid)
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MTHCA_QP_PER_MGM; ++i)
-		if (!(mgm->qp[i] & cpu_to_be32(1 << 31))) {
+		if (mgm->qp[i] == cpu_to_be32(ibqp->qp_num | (1 << 31))) {
+			mthca_dbg(dev, "QP %06x already a member of MGM\n", 
+				  ibqp->qp_num);
+			err = 0;
+			goto out;
+		} else if (!(mgm->qp[i] & cpu_to_be32(1 << 31))) {
 			mgm->qp[i] = cpu_to_be32(ibqp->qp_num | (1 << 31));
 			break;
 		}