diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw.h b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw.h
index 2edba2a864bb..75253f2b3e3d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw.h
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ static inline struct siw_sqe *orq_get_free(struct siw_qp *qp)
 
 static inline int siw_orq_empty(struct siw_qp *qp)
 {
-	return qp->orq[qp->orq_get % qp->attrs.orq_size].flags == 0 ? 1 : 0;
+	return orq_get_current(qp)->flags == 0 ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
 static inline struct siw_sqe *irq_alloc_free(struct siw_qp *qp)