diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
index 8ccf1b970b2c..bdb540f25a88 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
@@ -435,8 +435,7 @@ static void rvt_clear_mr_refs(struct rvt_qp *qp, int clr_sends)
 	for (n = 0; n < rvt_max_atomic(rdi); n++) {
 		struct rvt_ack_entry *e = &qp->s_ack_queue[n];
 
-		if (e->opcode == IB_OPCODE_RC_RDMA_READ_REQUEST &&
-		    e->rdma_sge.mr) {
+		if (e->rdma_sge.mr) {
 			rvt_put_mr(e->rdma_sge.mr);
 			e->rdma_sge.mr = NULL;
 		}
diff --git a/include/rdma/rdmavt_qp.h b/include/rdma/rdmavt_qp.h
index 13902dd319a9..bd34d0b56bf7 100644
--- a/include/rdma/rdmavt_qp.h
+++ b/include/rdma/rdmavt_qp.h
@@ -222,14 +222,12 @@ struct rvt_mmap_info {
  * to send a RDMA read response or atomic operation.
  */
 struct rvt_ack_entry {
-	u8 opcode;
-	u8 sent;
+	struct rvt_sge rdma_sge;
+	u64 atomic_data;
 	u32 psn;
 	u32 lpsn;
-	union {
-		struct rvt_sge rdma_sge;
-		u64 atomic_data;
-	};
+	u8 opcode;
+	u8 sent;
 };
 
 #define	RC_QP_SCALING_INTERVAL	5