diff --git a/sys/ofed/drivers/infiniband/core/ib_cma.c b/sys/ofed/drivers/infiniband/core/ib_cma.c
index fe6e3282dbf..44783cbf836 100644
--- a/sys/ofed/drivers/infiniband/core/ib_cma.c
+++ b/sys/ofed/drivers/infiniband/core/ib_cma.c
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ struct rdma_cm_id *rdma_create_id(struct vnet *net,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&id_priv->listen_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&id_priv->mc_list);
 	get_random_bytes(&id_priv->seq_num, sizeof id_priv->seq_num);
+	id_priv->seq_num &= 0x00ffffff;
 	id_priv->id.route.addr.dev_addr.net = net;
 
 	return &id_priv->id;