diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c
index 254e6aa4ccaf..0fa0a57240c0 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ struct ib_mr *mlx5_ib_rereg_user_mr(struct ib_mr *ib_mr, int flags, u64 start,
 		}
 		/* DM or ODP MR's don't have a normal umem so we can't re-use it */
 		if (!mr->umem || is_odp_mr(mr) || is_dmabuf_mr(mr))
-			goto recreate;
+			return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
 
 		/*
 		 * Only one active MR can refer to a umem at one time, revoke