diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
index 011477356a1d..7a2bec0ac005 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
@@ -4216,6 +4216,8 @@ static int mlx5_ib_modify_dct(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_qp_attr *attr,
 		MLX5_SET(dctc, dctc, mtu, attr->path_mtu);
 		MLX5_SET(dctc, dctc, my_addr_index, attr->ah_attr.grh.sgid_index);
 		MLX5_SET(dctc, dctc, hop_limit, attr->ah_attr.grh.hop_limit);
+		if (attr->ah_attr.type == RDMA_AH_ATTR_TYPE_ROCE)
+			MLX5_SET(dctc, dctc, eth_prio, attr->ah_attr.sl & 0x7);
 
 		err = mlx5_core_create_dct(dev, &qp->dct.mdct, qp->dct.in,
 					   MLX5_ST_SZ_BYTES(create_dct_in), out,