diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_d.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_d.h
index 24eabcad5e40..019ad3b939f9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_d.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_d.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
 #define RDMA_OPCODE_MASK        0x0f
 #define RDMA_READ_REQ_OPCODE    1
 #define Q2_BAD_FRAME_OFFSET     72
+#define Q2_FPSN_OFFSET          64
 #define CQE_MAJOR_DRV           0x8000
 
 #define I40IW_TERM_SENT 0x01
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_puda.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_puda.c
index 59f70676f0e0..14d38d733cb4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_puda.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_puda.c
@@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@ static void i40iw_ieq_handle_exception(struct i40iw_puda_rsrc *ieq,
 	u32 *hw_host_ctx = (u32 *)qp->hw_host_ctx;
 	u32 rcv_wnd = hw_host_ctx[23];
 	/* first partial seq # in q2 */
-	u32 fps = qp->q2_buf[16];
+	u32 fps = *(u32 *)(qp->q2_buf + Q2_FPSN_OFFSET);
 	struct list_head *rxlist = &pfpdu->rxlist;
 	struct list_head *plist;