diff --git a/net/smc/smc_core.c b/net/smc/smc_core.c
index c0b1131776a353ec93d48d08304518bece409b70..b985efc73a2a30aa207df5d7919ca3ff9c93cc0f 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_core.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_core.c
@@ -1064,7 +1064,8 @@ static int smc_lgr_create(struct smc_sock *smc, struct smc_init_info *ini)
 			lgr->max_conns = ini->max_conns;
 			lgr->max_links = ini->max_links;
 			lgr->credits_en = ini->vendor_opt_valid && ini->credits_en;
-			lgr->use_rwwi = ini->vendor_opt_valid && ini->rwwi_en;
+			/* use_rwwi is limited for single link lgr */
+			lgr->use_rwwi = ini->vendor_opt_valid && ini->rwwi_en && lgr->max_links <= 1;
 		} else {
 			ibdev = ini->ib_dev;
 			ibport = ini->ib_port;