diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_cq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_cq.c
index 9014ef63eedc..a6f04d27ec57 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_cq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_cq.c
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ void ipath_cq_enter(struct ipath_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *entry, int solicited)
 	wc->queue[head].sl = entry->sl;
 	wc->queue[head].dlid_path_bits = entry->dlid_path_bits;
 	wc->queue[head].port_num = entry->port_num;
+	/* Make sure queue entry is written before the head index. */
+	smp_wmb();
 	wc->head = next;
 
 	if (cq->notify == IB_CQ_NEXT_COMP ||
@@ -139,7 +141,8 @@ int ipath_poll_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int num_entries, struct ib_wc *entry)
 
 		if (tail == wc->head)
 			break;
-
+		/* Make sure entry is read after head index is read. */
+		smp_rmb();
 		qp = ipath_lookup_qpn(&to_idev(cq->ibcq.device)->qp_table,
 				      wc->queue[tail].qp_num);
 		entry->qp = &qp->ibqp;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_ruc.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_ruc.c
index 854deb56ac02..85256747d8a1 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_ruc.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_ruc.c
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ int ipath_get_rwqe(struct ipath_qp *qp, int wr_id_only)
 			ret = 0;
 			goto bail;
 		}
+		/* Make sure entry is read after head index is read. */
+		smp_rmb();
 		wqe = get_rwqe_ptr(rq, tail);
 		if (++tail >= rq->size)
 			tail = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_srq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_srq.c
index 14cbbd633d34..40c36ec19016 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_srq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_srq.c
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ int ipath_post_srq_receive(struct ib_srq *ibsrq, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
 		wqe->num_sge = wr->num_sge;
 		for (i = 0; i < wr->num_sge; i++)
 			wqe->sg_list[i] = wr->sg_list[i];
+		/* Make sure queue entry is written before the head index. */
+		smp_wmb();
 		wq->head = next;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&srq->rq.lock, flags);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_ud.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_ud.c
index 38ba771b3efe..f9a3338a5fb7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_ud.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_ud.c
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ static void ipath_ud_loopback(struct ipath_qp *sqp,
 			dev->n_pkt_drops++;
 			goto bail_sge;
 		}
+		/* Make sure entry is read after head index is read. */
+		smp_rmb();
 		wqe = get_rwqe_ptr(rq, tail);
 		if (++tail >= rq->size)
 			tail = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_verbs.c
index 0aecded6af86..c76ea0e0b024 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_verbs.c
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ static int ipath_post_receive(struct ib_qp *ibqp, struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
 		wqe->num_sge = wr->num_sge;
 		for (i = 0; i < wr->num_sge; i++)
 			wqe->sg_list[i] = wr->sg_list[i];
+		/* Make sure queue entry is written before the head index. */
+		smp_wmb();
 		wq->head = next;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->r_rq.lock, flags);
 	}