diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/verbs.c
index 76ce6137f2ba..1f37437f72ae 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/verbs.c
@@ -4077,7 +4077,7 @@ static int irdma_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
 			break;
 		case IB_WR_LOCAL_INV:
 			info.op_type = IRDMA_OP_TYPE_INV_STAG;
-			info.local_fence = info.read_fence;
+			info.local_fence = true;
 			info.op.inv_local_stag.target_stag = ib_wr->ex.invalidate_rkey;
 			err = irdma_uk_stag_local_invalidate(ukqp, &info, true);
 			break;