diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
index e92dc9aa075e..57070c529dfb 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Mellanox ConnectX HCA InfiniBand driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");
 MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);
 
-int mlx4_ib_sm_guid_assign = 1;
+int mlx4_ib_sm_guid_assign = 0;
 module_param_named(sm_guid_assign, mlx4_ib_sm_guid_assign, int, 0444);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(sm_guid_assign, "Enable SM alias_GUID assignment if sm_guid_assign > 0 (Default: 1)");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(sm_guid_assign, "Enable SM alias_GUID assignment if sm_guid_assign > 0 (Default: 0)");
 
 static const char mlx4_ib_version[] =
 	DRV_NAME ": Mellanox ConnectX InfiniBand driver v"