diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c
index 9af8aaadc99a8..72f35070f671c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_fp.c
@@ -659,13 +659,6 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_srq(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res,
 	rc = bnxt_qplib_alloc_init_hwq(&srq->hwq, &hwq_attr);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
-
-	srq->swq = kcalloc(srq->hwq.max_elements, sizeof(*srq->swq),
-			   GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!srq->swq) {
-		rc = -ENOMEM;
-		goto fail;
-	}
 	srq->dbinfo.flags = 0;
 	bnxt_qplib_rcfw_cmd_prep((struct cmdq_base *)&req,
 				 CMDQ_BASE_OPCODE_CREATE_SRQ,
@@ -694,9 +687,17 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_srq(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res,
 	spin_lock_init(&srq->lock);
 	srq->start_idx = 0;
 	srq->last_idx = srq->hwq.max_elements - 1;
-	for (idx = 0; idx < srq->hwq.max_elements; idx++)
-		srq->swq[idx].next_idx = idx + 1;
-	srq->swq[srq->last_idx].next_idx = -1;
+	if (!srq->hwq.is_user) {
+		srq->swq = kcalloc(srq->hwq.max_elements, sizeof(*srq->swq),
+				   GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!srq->swq) {
+			rc = -ENOMEM;
+			goto fail;
+		}
+		for (idx = 0; idx < srq->hwq.max_elements; idx++)
+			srq->swq[idx].next_idx = idx + 1;
+		srq->swq[srq->last_idx].next_idx = -1;
+	}
 
 	srq->id = le32_to_cpu(resp.xid);
 	srq->dbinfo.hwq = &srq->hwq;
@@ -1042,13 +1043,14 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_qp(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	rc = bnxt_qplib_alloc_init_swq(sq);
-	if (rc)
-		goto fail_sq;
-
-	if (psn_sz)
-		bnxt_qplib_init_psn_ptr(qp, psn_sz);
+	if (!sq->hwq.is_user) {
+		rc = bnxt_qplib_alloc_init_swq(sq);
+		if (rc)
+			goto fail_sq;
 
+		if (psn_sz)
+			bnxt_qplib_init_psn_ptr(qp, psn_sz);
+	}
 	req.sq_size = cpu_to_le32(bnxt_qplib_set_sq_size(sq, qp->wqe_mode));
 	pbl = &sq->hwq.pbl[PBL_LVL_0];
 	req.sq_pbl = cpu_to_le64(pbl->pg_map_arr[0]);
@@ -1074,9 +1076,11 @@ int bnxt_qplib_create_qp(struct bnxt_qplib_res *res, struct bnxt_qplib_qp *qp)
 		rc = bnxt_qplib_alloc_init_hwq(&rq->hwq, &hwq_attr);
 		if (rc)
 			goto sq_swq;
-		rc = bnxt_qplib_alloc_init_swq(rq);
-		if (rc)
-			goto fail_rq;
+		if (!rq->hwq.is_user) {
+			rc = bnxt_qplib_alloc_init_swq(rq);
+			if (rc)
+				goto fail_rq;
+		}
 
 		req.rq_size = cpu_to_le32(rq->max_wqe);
 		pbl = &rq->hwq.pbl[PBL_LVL_0];