diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
index c2702f549f10..5d4088ad6bd5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static int eth_link_query_port(struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port,
 	props->active_width	=  (((u8 *)mailbox->buf)[5] == 0x40) ?
 						IB_WIDTH_4X : IB_WIDTH_1X;
 	props->active_speed	= IB_SPEED_QDR;
-	props->port_cap_flags	= IB_PORT_CM_SUP;
+	props->port_cap_flags	= IB_PORT_CM_SUP | IB_PORT_IP_BASED_GIDS;
 	props->gid_tbl_len	= mdev->dev->caps.gid_table_len[port];
 	props->max_msg_sz	= mdev->dev->caps.max_msg_sz;
 	props->pkey_tbl_len	= 1;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.c
index aa92f40c9d50..7890e7b14d81 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ int ocrdma_query_port(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 	props->port_cap_flags =
 	    IB_PORT_CM_SUP |
 	    IB_PORT_REINIT_SUP |
-	    IB_PORT_DEVICE_MGMT_SUP | IB_PORT_VENDOR_CLASS_SUP;
+	    IB_PORT_DEVICE_MGMT_SUP | IB_PORT_VENDOR_CLASS_SUP | IB_PORT_IP_BASED_GIDS;
 	props->gid_tbl_len = OCRDMA_MAX_SGID;
 	props->pkey_tbl_len = 1;
 	props->bad_pkey_cntr = 0;
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index 8d4a1c06f7e4..6793f32ccb58 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ enum ib_port_cap_flags {
 	IB_PORT_CAP_MASK_NOTICE_SUP		= 1 << 22,
 	IB_PORT_BOOT_MGMT_SUP			= 1 << 23,
 	IB_PORT_LINK_LATENCY_SUP		= 1 << 24,
-	IB_PORT_CLIENT_REG_SUP			= 1 << 25
+	IB_PORT_CLIENT_REG_SUP			= 1 << 25,
+	IB_PORT_IP_BASED_GIDS			= 1 << 26
 };
 
 enum ib_port_width {