diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/mad.c
index 1277e1c929ce..cf8dba34fe30 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/mad.c
@@ -3701,7 +3701,11 @@ static void apply_cc_state(struct hfi1_pportdata *ppd)
 
 	*new_cc_state = *old_cc_state;
 
-	new_cc_state->cct.ccti_limit = ppd->total_cct_entry - 1;
+	if (ppd->total_cct_entry)
+		new_cc_state->cct.ccti_limit = ppd->total_cct_entry - 1;
+	else
+		new_cc_state->cct.ccti_limit = 0;
+
 	memcpy(new_cc_state->cct.entries, ppd->ccti_entries,
 	       ppd->total_cct_entry * sizeof(struct ib_cc_table_entry));