diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
index d4e005720d01..ffb83b5f7e80 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
@@ -529,21 +529,13 @@ void ipoib_mcast_join_task(struct work_struct *work)
 			  port_attr.state);
 		return;
 	}
+	priv->local_lid = port_attr.lid;
 
 	if (ib_query_gid(priv->ca, priv->port, 0, &priv->local_gid))
 		ipoib_warn(priv, "ib_query_gid() failed\n");
 	else
 		memcpy(priv->dev->dev_addr + 4, priv->local_gid.raw, sizeof (union ib_gid));
 
-	{
-		struct ib_port_attr attr;
-
-		if (!ib_query_port(priv->ca, priv->port, &attr))
-			priv->local_lid = attr.lid;
-		else
-			ipoib_warn(priv, "ib_query_port failed\n");
-	}
-
 	if (!priv->broadcast) {
 		struct ipoib_mcast *broadcast;