diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
index 6700c2c66167..4d96e4a678f3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ static int create_qp(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *attrs,
 	}
 
 	if (attr.create_flags & IB_QP_CREATE_SOURCE_QPN) {
-		if (!capable(CAP_NET_RAW)) {
+		if (!rdma_uattrs_has_raw_cap(attrs)) {
 			ret = -EPERM;
 			goto err_put;
 		}