diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/verbs.c
index 6c8666d865a1d..1caf416a85027 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/verbs.c
@@ -3323,6 +3323,7 @@ static int irdma_reg_user_mr_type_mem(struct irdma_mr *iwmr, int access,
 	int err;
 
 	lvl = iwmr->page_cnt != 1 ? PBLE_LEVEL_1 | PBLE_LEVEL_2 : PBLE_LEVEL_0;
+	iwmr->access = access;
 
 	err = irdma_setup_pbles(iwdev->rf, iwmr, lvl);
 	if (err)