diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
index 8ddc0712319311..0f67cf90946220 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ static struct srp_fr_pool *srp_create_fr_pool(struct ib_device *device,
 	struct srp_fr_desc *d;
 	struct ib_mr *mr;
 	int i, ret = -EINVAL;
+	enum ib_mr_type mr_type;
 
 	if (pool_size <= 0)
 		goto err;
@@ -384,9 +385,13 @@ static struct srp_fr_pool *srp_create_fr_pool(struct ib_device *device,
 	spin_lock_init(&pool->lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pool->free_list);
 
+	if (device->attrs.device_cap_flags & IB_DEVICE_SG_GAPS_REG)
+		mr_type = IB_MR_TYPE_SG_GAPS;
+	else
+		mr_type = IB_MR_TYPE_MEM_REG;
+
 	for (i = 0, d = &pool->desc[0]; i < pool->size; i++, d++) {
-		mr = ib_alloc_mr(pd, IB_MR_TYPE_MEM_REG,
-				 max_page_list_len);
+		mr = ib_alloc_mr(pd, mr_type, max_page_list_len);
 		if (IS_ERR(mr)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(mr);
 			if (ret == -ENOMEM)