diff --git a/providers/mlx5/verbs.c b/providers/mlx5/verbs.c
index 50f3126b4..3c01d4548 100644
--- a/providers/mlx5/verbs.c
+++ b/providers/mlx5/verbs.c
@@ -2638,7 +2638,6 @@ static struct ibv_qp *create_qp(struct ibv_context *context,
 	qp->get_ece = resp_drv->ece_options;
 	map_uuar(context, qp, resp_drv->bfreg_index, bf);
 
-	qp->rq.max_post = qp->rq.wqe_cnt;
 	if (attr->sq_sig_all)
 		qp->sq_signal_bits = MLX5_WQE_CTRL_CQ_UPDATE;
 	else