diff --git a/net/smc/smc_pnet.c b/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
index f1cff0159980..78f7af28ae4f 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
@@ -523,8 +523,11 @@ void smc_pnet_find_roce_resource(struct sock *sk,
 	read_lock(&smc_pnettable.lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(pnetelem, &smc_pnettable.pnetlist, list) {
 		if (dst->dev == pnetelem->ndev) {
-			*smcibdev = pnetelem->smcibdev;
-			*ibport = pnetelem->ib_port;
+			if (smc_ib_port_active(pnetelem->smcibdev,
+					       pnetelem->ib_port)) {
+				*smcibdev = pnetelem->smcibdev;
+				*ibport = pnetelem->ib_port;
+			}
 			break;
 		}
 	}