diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/cong.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/cong.c
index e91bf278ab97..a775b4c86e11 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/cong.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/cong.c
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ static int mlx5_ib_set_cc_params(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, u32 port_num,
 	MLX5_SET(field_select_r_roce_rp, field, field_select_r_roce_rp,
 		 attr_mask);
 
-	err = mlx5_cmd_exec_in(dev->mdev, modify_cong_params, in);
+	err = mlx5_cmd_exec_in(mdev, modify_cong_params, in);
 	kvfree(in);
 alloc_err:
 	mlx5_ib_put_native_port_mdev(dev, port_num + 1);