diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
index 4994e75945b8..21113bfd4eca 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
@@ -527,7 +527,8 @@ rpcrdma_ep_create(struct rpcrdma_ep *ep, struct rpcrdma_ia *ia,
 
 	sendcq = ib_alloc_cq(ia->ri_device, NULL,
 			     ep->rep_attr.cap.max_send_wr + 1,
-			     1, IB_POLL_WORKQUEUE);
+			     ia->ri_device->num_comp_vectors > 1 ? 1 : 0,
+			     IB_POLL_WORKQUEUE);
 	if (IS_ERR(sendcq)) {
 		rc = PTR_ERR(sendcq);
 		goto out1;