diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c
index 3a5c58694e07..7bd7ac8d52e6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c
@@ -1014,7 +1014,8 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_qp(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 	hwq_attr.stride = sizeof(struct sq_sge);
 	hwq_attr.depth = bnxt_qplib_get_depth(sq);
 	hwq_attr.aux_stride = psn_sz;
-	hwq_attr.aux_depth = bnxt_qplib_set_sq_size(sq, qp->wqe_mode);
+	hwq_attr.aux_depth = psn_sz ? bnxt_qplib_set_sq_size(sq, qp->wqe_mode)
+				    : 0;
 	hwq_attr.type = HWQ_TYPE_QUEUE;
 	rc = bnxt_qplib_alloc_init_hwq(&sq->hwq, &hwq_attr);
 	if (rc)