diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
index 1da119d901a90..73e808c1e6ada 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ struct ipoib_cm_tx {
 	struct list_head     list;
 	struct net_device   *dev;
 	struct ipoib_neigh  *neigh;
-	struct ipoib_path   *path;
 	struct ipoib_tx_buf *tx_ring;
 	unsigned int	     tx_head;
 	unsigned int	     tx_tail;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
index 0428e01e8f691..aa9dcfc36cd35 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
@@ -1312,7 +1312,6 @@ struct ipoib_cm_tx *ipoib_cm_create_tx(struct net_device *dev, struct ipoib_path
 
 	neigh->cm = tx;
 	tx->neigh = neigh;
-	tx->path = path;
 	tx->dev = dev;
 	list_add(&tx->list, &priv->cm.start_list);
 	set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_INITIALIZED, &tx->flags);
@@ -1371,7 +1370,7 @@ static void ipoib_cm_tx_start(struct work_struct *work)
 				neigh->daddr + QPN_AND_OPTIONS_OFFSET);
 			goto free_neigh;
 		}
-		memcpy(&pathrec, &p->path->pathrec, sizeof(pathrec));
+		memcpy(&pathrec, &path->pathrec, sizeof(pathrec));
 
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 		netif_tx_unlock_bh(dev);