diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/devx.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/devx.c
index 25dafa4ff6ca..562c7936bbad 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/devx.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/devx.c
@@ -264,6 +264,97 @@ static int devx_is_valid_obj_id(struct devx_obj *obj, const void *in)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static void devx_set_umem_valid(const void *in)
+{
+	u16 opcode = MLX5_GET(general_obj_in_cmd_hdr, in, opcode);
+
+	switch (opcode) {
+	case MLX5_CMD_OP_CREATE_MKEY:
+		MLX5_SET(create_mkey_in, in, mkey_umem_valid, 1);
+		break;
+	case MLX5_CMD_OP_CREATE_CQ:
+	{
+		void *cqc;
+
+		MLX5_SET(create_cq_in, in, cq_umem_valid, 1);
+		cqc = MLX5_ADDR_OF(create_cq_in, in, cq_context);
+		MLX5_SET(cqc, cqc, dbr_umem_valid, 1);
+		break;
+	}
+	case MLX5_CMD_OP_CREATE_QP:
+	{
+		void *qpc;
+
+		qpc = MLX5_ADDR_OF(create_qp_in, in, qpc);
+		MLX5_SET(qpc, qpc, dbr_umem_valid, 1);
+		MLX5_SET(create_qp_in, in, wq_umem_valid, 1);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	case MLX5_CMD_OP_CREATE_RQ:
+	{
+		void *rqc, *wq;
+
+		rqc = MLX5_ADDR_OF(create_rq_in, in, ctx);
+		wq  = MLX5_ADDR_OF(rqc, rqc, wq);
+		MLX5_SET(wq, wq, dbr_umem_valid, 1);
+		MLX5_SET(wq, wq, wq_umem_valid, 1);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	case MLX5_CMD_OP_CREATE_SQ:
+	{
+		void *sqc, *wq;
+
+		sqc = MLX5_ADDR_OF(create_sq_in, in, ctx);
+		wq = MLX5_ADDR_OF(sqc, sqc, wq);
+		MLX5_SET(wq, wq, dbr_umem_valid, 1);
+		MLX5_SET(wq, wq, wq_umem_valid, 1);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	case MLX5_CMD_OP_MODIFY_CQ:
+		MLX5_SET(modify_cq_in, in, cq_umem_valid, 1);
+		break;
+
+	case MLX5_CMD_OP_CREATE_RMP:
+	{
+		void *rmpc, *wq;
+
+		rmpc = MLX5_ADDR_OF(create_rmp_in, in, ctx);
+		wq = MLX5_ADDR_OF(rmpc, rmpc, wq);
+		MLX5_SET(wq, wq, dbr_umem_valid, 1);
+		MLX5_SET(wq, wq, wq_umem_valid, 1);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	case MLX5_CMD_OP_CREATE_XRQ:
+	{
+		void *xrqc, *wq;
+
+		xrqc = MLX5_ADDR_OF(create_xrq_in, in, xrq_context);
+		wq = MLX5_ADDR_OF(xrqc, xrqc, wq);
+		MLX5_SET(wq, wq, dbr_umem_valid, 1);
+		MLX5_SET(wq, wq, wq_umem_valid, 1);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	case MLX5_CMD_OP_CREATE_XRC_SRQ:
+	{
+		void *xrc_srqc;
+
+		MLX5_SET(create_xrc_srq_in, in, xrc_srq_umem_valid, 1);
+		xrc_srqc = MLX5_ADDR_OF(create_xrc_srq_in, in,
+					xrc_srq_context_entry);
+		MLX5_SET(xrc_srqc, xrc_srqc, dbr_umem_valid, 1);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	default:
+		return;
+	}
+}
+
 static bool devx_is_obj_create_cmd(const void *in)
 {
 	u16 opcode = MLX5_GET(general_obj_in_cmd_hdr, in, opcode);
@@ -741,6 +832,8 @@ static int UVERBS_HANDLER(MLX5_IB_METHOD_DEVX_OBJ_CREATE)(
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	MLX5_SET(general_obj_in_cmd_hdr, cmd_in, uid, c->devx_uid);
+	devx_set_umem_valid(cmd_in);
+
 	err = mlx5_cmd_exec(dev->mdev, cmd_in,
 			    uverbs_attr_get_len(attrs, MLX5_IB_ATTR_DEVX_OBJ_CREATE_CMD_IN),
 			    cmd_out, cmd_out_len);
@@ -790,6 +883,8 @@ static int UVERBS_HANDLER(MLX5_IB_METHOD_DEVX_OBJ_MODIFY)(
 		return PTR_ERR(cmd_out);
 
 	MLX5_SET(general_obj_in_cmd_hdr, cmd_in, uid, c->devx_uid);
+	devx_set_umem_valid(cmd_in);
+
 	err = mlx5_cmd_exec(obj->mdev, cmd_in,
 			    uverbs_attr_get_len(attrs, MLX5_IB_ATTR_DEVX_OBJ_MODIFY_CMD_IN),
 			    cmd_out, cmd_out_len);