diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index 144187b407bd..8b7ec15a9d6e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -2366,6 +2366,7 @@ static int __init ipoib_init_module(void)
 	ipoib_sendq_size = max3(ipoib_sendq_size, 2 * MAX_SEND_CQE, IPOIB_MIN_QUEUE_SIZE);
 #ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_IPOIB_CM
 	ipoib_max_conn_qp = min(ipoib_max_conn_qp, IPOIB_CM_MAX_CONN_QP);
+	ipoib_max_conn_qp = max(ipoib_max_conn_qp, 0);
 #endif
 
 	/*