diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_rc.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_rc.c
index 7b93cda1a4b..9170710b950 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_rc.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_rc.c
@@ -573,9 +573,8 @@ int ipath_make_rc_req(struct ipath_qp *qp)
 		ohdr->u.rc.reth.length = cpu_to_be32(qp->s_len);
 		qp->s_state = OP(RDMA_READ_REQUEST);
 		hwords += sizeof(ohdr->u.rc.reth) / sizeof(u32);
-		bth2 = qp->s_psn++ & IPATH_PSN_MASK;
-		if (ipath_cmp24(qp->s_psn, qp->s_next_psn) > 0)
-			qp->s_next_psn = qp->s_psn;
+		bth2 = qp->s_psn & IPATH_PSN_MASK;
+		qp->s_psn = wqe->lpsn + 1;
 		ss = NULL;
 		len = 0;
 		qp->s_cur++;