diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_qp.c
index e939cd5ce40b..53cc49f2b8c9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_qp.c
@@ -270,7 +270,8 @@ int pvrdma_create_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_qp_init_attr *init_attr,
 				/* set qp->sq.wqe_cnt, shift, buf_size.. */
 				qp->rumem = ib_umem_get_va(ibqp->device,
 							   ucmd.rbuf_addr,
-							   ucmd.rbuf_size, 0);
+							   ucmd.rbuf_size,
+							   IB_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE);
 				if (IS_ERR(qp->rumem)) {
 					ret = PTR_ERR(qp->rumem);
 					goto err_qp;
@@ -282,7 +283,8 @@ int pvrdma_create_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_qp_init_attr *init_attr,
 			}
 
 			qp->sumem = ib_umem_get_va(ibqp->device, ucmd.sbuf_addr,
-						   ucmd.sbuf_size, 0);
+						   ucmd.sbuf_size,
+						   IB_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE);
 			if (IS_ERR(qp->sumem)) {
 				if (!is_srq)
 					ib_umem_release(qp->rumem);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_srq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_srq.c
index 345ec486a223..3252c2eb405a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_srq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/vmw_pvrdma/pvrdma_srq.c
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ int pvrdma_create_srq(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_srq_init_attr *init_attr,
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_srq;
 
-	srq->umem = ib_umem_get_va(ibsrq->device, ucmd.buf_addr, ucmd.buf_size, 0);
+	srq->umem = ib_umem_get_va(ibsrq->device, ucmd.buf_addr, ucmd.buf_size,
+				   IB_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE);
 	if (IS_ERR(srq->umem)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(srq->umem);
 		goto err_srq;