diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
index c8d674da5cc20d2e626d28ca970fc57b67db793a..5eb89052dd668ad9971a3192a4a4a40dea6696c7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ static struct sk_buff *init_req_packet(struct rxe_qp *qp,
 	int			pad = (-payload) & 0x3;
 	int			paylen;
 	int			solicited;
-	u16			pkey;
 	u32			qp_num;
 	int			ack_req;
 
@@ -401,8 +400,6 @@ static struct sk_buff *init_req_packet(struct rxe_qp *qp,
 			(pkt->mask & (RXE_WRITE_MASK | RXE_IMMDT_MASK)) ==
 			(RXE_WRITE_MASK | RXE_IMMDT_MASK));
 
-	pkey = IB_DEFAULT_PKEY_FULL;
-
 	qp_num = (pkt->mask & RXE_DETH_MASK) ? ibwr->wr.ud.remote_qpn :
 					 qp->attr.dest_qp_num;
 
@@ -411,7 +408,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *init_req_packet(struct rxe_qp *qp,
 	if (ack_req)
 		qp->req.noack_pkts = 0;
 
-	bth_init(pkt, pkt->opcode, solicited, 0, pad, pkey, qp_num,
+	bth_init(pkt, pkt->opcode, solicited, 0, pad, IB_DEFAULT_PKEY_FULL, qp_num,
 		 ack_req, pkt->psn);
 
 	/* init optional headers */