diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
index 20a5501b740ade3310b99b3430d2d325e7c6c642..127ebd4816890aa72ad3b6ea2fcb746d5b4eac71 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
@@ -2547,7 +2547,8 @@ static int cma_resolve_ib_route(struct rdma_id_private *id_priv, int timeout_ms)
 
 	cma_init_resolve_route_work(work, id_priv);
 
-	route->path_rec = kmalloc(sizeof *route->path_rec, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!route->path_rec)
+		route->path_rec = kmalloc(sizeof *route->path_rec, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!route->path_rec) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err1;