diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/user_pages.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/user_pages.c
index 78ccacaf97d0..02eee8eff1db 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/user_pages.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/user_pages.c
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ int hfi1_acquire_user_pages(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vaddr, size_t np
 			    bool writable, struct page **pages)
 {
 	int ret;
+	unsigned int gup_flags = FOLL_LONGTERM | (writable ? FOLL_WRITE : 0);
 
-	ret = get_user_pages_fast(vaddr, npages, writable ? FOLL_WRITE : 0,
-				  pages);
+	ret = get_user_pages_fast(vaddr, npages, gup_flags, pages);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;