diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
index 2eb33842f9711..e3520a91147b1 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
@@ -1876,6 +1876,8 @@ static int nvme_rdma_route_resolved(struct nvme_rdma_queue *queue)
 		 */
 		priv.hrqsize = cpu_to_le16(queue->queue_size);
 		priv.hsqsize = cpu_to_le16(queue->ctrl->ctrl.sqsize);
+		/* cntlid should only be set when creating an I/O queue */
+		priv.cntlid = cpu_to_le16(ctrl->ctrl.cntlid);
 	}
 
 	ret = rdma_connect_locked(queue->cm_id, &param);
diff --git a/include/linux/nvme-rdma.h b/include/linux/nvme-rdma.h
index eb2f04d636c89..97c5f00b9aa31 100644
--- a/include/linux/nvme-rdma.h
+++ b/include/linux/nvme-rdma.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ enum nvme_rdma_cm_status {
 	NVME_RDMA_CM_NO_RSC		= 0x06,
 	NVME_RDMA_CM_INVALID_IRD	= 0x07,
 	NVME_RDMA_CM_INVALID_ORD	= 0x08,
+	NVME_RDMA_CM_INVALID_CNTLID	= 0x09,
 };
 
 static inline const char *nvme_rdma_cm_msg(enum nvme_rdma_cm_status status)
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ static inline const char *nvme_rdma_cm_msg(enum nvme_rdma_cm_status status)
 		return "invalid IRD";
 	case NVME_RDMA_CM_INVALID_ORD:
 		return "Invalid ORD";
+	case NVME_RDMA_CM_INVALID_CNTLID:
+		return "invalid controller ID";
 	default:
 		return "unrecognized reason";
 	}
@@ -64,7 +67,8 @@ struct nvme_rdma_cm_req {
 	__le16		qid;
 	__le16		hrqsize;
 	__le16		hsqsize;
-	u8		rsvd[24];
+	__le16		cntlid;
+	u8		rsvd[22];
 };
 
 /**