diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index 567dbd45817c..7301a79c4058 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -775,6 +775,22 @@ static void path_rec_completion(int status,
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ah)) {
+		/*
+		 * pathrec.dgid is used as the database key from the LLADDR,
+		 * it must remain unchanged even if the SA returns a different
+		 * GID to use in the AH.
+		 */
+		if (memcmp(pathrec->dgid.raw, path->pathrec.dgid.raw,
+			   sizeof(union ib_gid))) {
+			ipoib_dbg(
+				priv,
+				"%s got PathRec for gid %pI6 while asked for %pI6\n",
+				dev->name, pathrec->dgid.raw,
+				path->pathrec.dgid.raw);
+			memcpy(pathrec->dgid.raw, path->pathrec.dgid.raw,
+			       sizeof(union ib_gid));
+		}
+
 		path->pathrec = *pathrec;
 
 		old_ah   = path->ah;