diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_verbs.c
index 4edae89e8e3c..17f1e59ab12e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_verbs.c
@@ -745,7 +745,6 @@ struct ib_qp *efa_create_qp(struct ib_pd *ibpd,
 	rq_entry_inserted = true;
 	qp->qp_handle = create_qp_resp.qp_handle;
 	qp->ibqp.qp_num = create_qp_resp.qp_num;
-	qp->ibqp.qp_type = init_attr->qp_type;
 	qp->max_send_wr = init_attr->cap.max_send_wr;
 	qp->max_recv_wr = init_attr->cap.max_recv_wr;
 	qp->max_send_sge = init_attr->cap.max_send_sge;