diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
index f383a4f50ab0..d10fdf1419b1 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
@@ -1308,6 +1308,7 @@ static void cma_query_handler(int status, struct ib_sa_path_rec *path_rec,
 		work->old_state = CMA_ROUTE_QUERY;
 		work->new_state = CMA_ADDR_RESOLVED;
 		work->event.event = RDMA_CM_EVENT_ROUTE_ERROR;
+		work->event.status = status;
 	}
 
 	queue_work(cma_wq, &work->work);