diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
index 3d895cc41c3a..597e889ba831 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
@@ -2078,6 +2078,7 @@ struct ib_mr *ib_reg_user_mr(struct ib_pd *pd, u64 start, u64 length,
 		return mr;
 
 	mr->device = pd->device;
+	mr->type = IB_MR_TYPE_USER;
 	mr->pd = pd;
 	mr->dm = NULL;
 	atomic_inc(&pd->usecnt);