diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index cae026c4ebe8..362610d870e4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -692,9 +692,10 @@ static int ipoib_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 				goto out;
 			}
 		} else if (neigh->ah) {
-			if (unlikely(memcmp(&neigh->dgid.raw,
+			if (unlikely((memcmp(&neigh->dgid.raw,
 					    skb->dst->neighbour->ha + 4,
-					    sizeof(union ib_gid)))) {
+					    sizeof(union ib_gid))) ||
+					 (neigh->dev != dev))) {
 				spin_lock(&priv->lock);
 				/*
 				 * It's safe to call ipoib_put_ah() inside