diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/cq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/cq.c
index 8415ecce5c4..a3c5af1d7ec 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/cq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/cq.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ repoll:
 		}
 
 		wc->slid	   = be16_to_cpu(cqe->rlid);
-		wc->sl		   = be16_to_cpu(cqe->sl_vid >> 12);
+		wc->sl		   = be16_to_cpu(cqe->sl_vid) >> 12;
 		g_mlpath_rqpn	   = be32_to_cpu(cqe->g_mlpath_rqpn);
 		wc->src_qp	   = g_mlpath_rqpn & 0xffffff;
 		wc->dlid_path_bits = (g_mlpath_rqpn >> 24) & 0x7f;