diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
index 4df59f2b0f04..da10e6ccb43c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
@@ -1985,11 +1985,12 @@ static int cm_req_handler(struct cm_work *work)
 	grh = rdma_ah_read_grh(&cm_id_priv->av.ah_attr);
 	gid_attr = grh->sgid_attr;
 
-	if (gid_attr && gid_attr->ndev) {
+	if (gid_attr &&
+	    rdma_protocol_roce(work->port->cm_dev->ib_device,
+			       work->port->port_num)) {
 		work->path[0].rec_type =
 			sa_conv_gid_to_pathrec_type(gid_attr->gid_type);
 	} else {
-		/* If no GID attribute or ndev is null, it is not RoCE. */
 		cm_path_set_rec_type(work->port->cm_dev->ib_device,
 				     work->port->port_num,
 				     &work->path[0],