diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/verbs.c
index cb54c7c8fcd8..23ab8286dc12 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/verbs.c
@@ -3791,6 +3791,9 @@ static struct ib_mr *irdma_rereg_user_mr(struct ib_mr *ib_mr, int flags,
 	if (flags & ~(IB_MR_REREG_TRANS | IB_MR_REREG_PD | IB_MR_REREG_ACCESS))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
 
+	if (iwmr->type != IRDMA_MEMREG_TYPE_MEM)
+	     return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
 	ret = ib_umem_check_rereg(iwmr->region, flags, new_access);
 	if (ret)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);