diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index 60c3268c8c046..e44a8adac6777 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -1082,6 +1082,7 @@ enum ib_qp_type {
 	IB_QPT_XRC_INI = 9,
 	IB_QPT_XRC_TGT,
 	IB_QPT_MAX,
+	IB_QPT_DRIVER = 0xFF,
 	/* Reserve a range for qp types internal to the low level driver.
 	 * These qp types will not be visible at the IB core layer, so the
 	 * IB_QPT_MAX usages should not be affected in the core layer