diff --git a/srpt/src/ib_srpt.c b/srpt/src/ib_srpt.c
index 165c1a432..51286248c 100644
--- a/srpt/src/ib_srpt.c
+++ b/srpt/src/ib_srpt.c
@@ -2329,21 +2329,22 @@ retry:
 	qp_init->sq_sig_type = IB_SIGNAL_REQ_WR;
 	qp_init->qp_type = IB_QPT_RC;
 	qp_init->cap.max_send_wr = sq_size;
+#if HAVE_DEV_ATTR_MAX_SEND_SGE
+	ch->max_send_sge = sdev->dev_attr.max_send_sge;
+	ch->max_recv_sge = sdev->dev_attr.max_recv_sge;
+#else
+	ch->max_send_sge = sdev->dev_attr.max_sge;
+	ch->max_recv_sge = ch->max_send_sge;
+#endif
 	/*
 	 * For max_sge values > 2 * max_sge_delta, subtract max_sge_delta. For
 	 * max_sge values < max_sge_delta, use max_sge. For intermediate
 	 * max_sge values, use max_sge_delta.
 	 */
-#if HAVE_DEV_ATTR_MAX_SEND_SGE
-	ch->max_send_sge = sdev->dev_attr.max_send_sge;
-	ch->max_recv_sge = sdev->dev_attr.max_recv_sge;
-#else
-	ch->max_send_sge = sdev->dev_attr.max_sge -
+	ch->max_send_sge -=
 		min_t(unsigned, max_sge_delta,
 		      max_t(int, 0,
-			    sdev->dev_attr.max_sge - max_sge_delta));
-	ch->max_recv_sge = ch->max_send_sge;
-#endif
+			    ch->max_send_sge - max_sge_delta));
 	qp_init->cap.max_send_sge = ch->max_send_sge;
 	qp_init->cap.max_recv_sge = ch->max_recv_sge;
 	if (sdev->use_srq) {