diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
index 96c7716057fe..3864284522eb 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
@@ -1331,19 +1331,20 @@ static struct ib_mr *rxe_rereg_user_mr(struct ib_mr *ibmr, int flags,
 	if (err)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 
+	if ((flags & IB_MR_REREG_ACCESS) &&
+	    (access & ~RXE_ACCESS_SUPPORTED_MR)) {
+		rxe_err_mr(mr, "access = %#x not supported\n", access);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+	}
+
 	if (flags & IB_MR_REREG_PD) {
 		rxe_put(old_pd);
 		rxe_get(pd);
 		mr->ibmr.pd = ibpd;
 	}
 
-	if (flags & IB_MR_REREG_ACCESS) {
-		if (access & ~RXE_ACCESS_SUPPORTED_MR) {
-			rxe_err_mr(mr, "access = %#x not supported\n", access);
-			return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
-		}
+	if (flags & IB_MR_REREG_ACCESS)
 		mr->access = access;
-	}
 
 	return NULL;
 }