diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index 07996af8265a..46bc045bbe15 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -614,6 +614,9 @@ enum ib_qp_type {
 enum ib_qp_create_flags {
 	IB_QP_CREATE_IPOIB_UD_LSO		= 1 << 0,
 	IB_QP_CREATE_BLOCK_MULTICAST_LOOPBACK	= 1 << 1,
+	/* reserve bits 26-31 for low level drivers' internal use */
+	IB_QP_CREATE_RESERVED_START		= 1 << 26,
+	IB_QP_CREATE_RESERVED_END		= 1 << 31,
 };
 
 struct ib_qp_init_attr {