diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/main.c
index 67c2d43135a8..45b251b91131 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/main.c
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ int mana_ib_alloc_pd(struct ib_pd *ibpd, struct ib_udata *udata)
 	mana_gd_init_req_hdr(&req.hdr, GDMA_CREATE_PD, sizeof(req),
 			     sizeof(resp));
 
+	if (!udata)
+		flags |= GDMA_PD_FLAG_ALLOW_GPA_MR;
+
 	req.flags = flags;
 	err = mana_gd_send_request(gc, sizeof(req), &req,
 				   sizeof(resp), &resp);
diff --git a/include/net/mana/gdma.h b/include/net/mana/gdma.h
index 90f56656b572..03e1b257953e 100644
--- a/include/net/mana/gdma.h
+++ b/include/net/mana/gdma.h
@@ -775,6 +775,7 @@ struct gdma_destroy_dma_region_req {
 
 enum gdma_pd_flags {
 	GDMA_PD_FLAG_INVALID = 0,
+	GDMA_PD_FLAG_ALLOW_GPA_MR = 1,
 };
 
 struct gdma_create_pd_req {