diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
index 4b717cf50d27..6f875bf9cc9d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c
@@ -3725,6 +3725,11 @@ int ib_uverbs_ex_create_flow(struct ib_uverbs_file *file,
 		goto err_uobj;
 	}
 
+	if (qp->qp_type != IB_QPT_UD && qp->qp_type != IB_QPT_RAW_PACKET) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto err_put;
+	}
+
 	flow_attr = kzalloc(sizeof(*flow_attr) + cmd.flow_attr.num_of_specs *
 			    sizeof(union ib_flow_spec), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!flow_attr) {