diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
index 69af20790481..0324909e3151 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
@@ -4362,6 +4362,11 @@ static int __mlx5_ib_modify_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp,
 	optpar |= ib_mask_to_mlx5_opt(attr_mask);
 	optpar &= opt_mask[mlx5_cur][mlx5_new][mlx5_st];
 
+	if (attr_mask & IB_QP_RATE_LIMIT && qp->type != IB_QPT_RAW_PACKET) {
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (qp->type == IB_QPT_RAW_PACKET ||
 	    qp->flags & IB_QP_CREATE_SOURCE_QPN) {
 		struct mlx5_modify_raw_qp_param raw_qp_param = {};