diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_ioctl.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_ioctl.c
index 8f2dc79ad4ec..5e9f72ea4579 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_ioctl.c
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ static int uverbs_process_attr(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 			return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (test_bit(attr_id, attr_bundle_h->valid_bitmap))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	spec = &attr_spec_bucket->attrs[attr_id];
 	e = &elements[attr_id];
 	e->uattr = uattr_ptr;