diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/verbs.c
index 9cfd84dd6869..5d71300da0ff 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/verbs.c
@@ -4281,7 +4281,7 @@ static int irdma_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
 			stag_info.total_len = iwmr->ibmr.length;
 			stag_info.reg_addr_pa = *palloc->level1.addr;
 			stag_info.first_pm_pbl_index = palloc->level1.idx;
-			stag_info.local_fence = ib_wr->send_flags & IB_SEND_FENCE;
+			stag_info.local_fence = true;
 			if (iwmr->npages > IRDMA_MIN_PAGES_PER_FMR)
 				stag_info.chunk_size = 1;
 			err = irdma_sc_mr_fast_register(&iwqp->sc_qp, &stag_info,