diff --git a/src/uct/ib/mlx5/dv/ib_mlx5_dv.c b/src/uct/ib/mlx5/dv/ib_mlx5_dv.c
index 2826938c1c0..dd383d5b66a 100644
--- a/src/uct/ib/mlx5/dv/ib_mlx5_dv.c
+++ b/src/uct/ib/mlx5/dv/ib_mlx5_dv.c
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ ucs_status_t uct_ib_mlx5_devx_create_qp(uct_ib_iface_t *iface,
     UCT_IB_MLX5DV_SET(qpc, qpc, log_sq_size, ucs_ilog2_or0(max_tx));
     UCT_IB_MLX5DV_SET(qpc, qpc, log_rq_size, ucs_ilog2_or0(max_rx));
     UCT_IB_MLX5DV_SET(qpc, qpc, cs_req,
-                      uct_ib_mlx5_qpc_cs_req(attr->max_inl_recv));
+                      uct_ib_mlx5_qpc_cs_req(attr->max_inl_resp));
     UCT_IB_MLX5DV_SET(qpc, qpc, cs_res,
-                      uct_ib_mlx5_qpc_cs_res(attr->max_inl_resp));
+                      uct_ib_mlx5_qpc_cs_res(attr->max_inl_recv));
     UCT_IB_MLX5DV_SET64(qpc, qpc, dbr_addr, qp->devx.dbrec->offset);
     UCT_IB_MLX5DV_SET(qpc, qpc, dbr_umem_id, qp->devx.dbrec->mem_id);
 
diff --git a/src/uct/ib/rc/accel/rc_mlx5_iface.c b/src/uct/ib/rc/accel/rc_mlx5_iface.c
index 0cc1bf1db77..195c5ddc6c1 100644
--- a/src/uct/ib/rc/accel/rc_mlx5_iface.c
+++ b/src/uct/ib/rc/accel/rc_mlx5_iface.c
@@ -292,8 +292,10 @@ ucs_status_t uct_rc_mlx5_iface_create_qp(uct_rc_mlx5_iface_common_t *iface,
 
     uct_ib_iface_fill_attr(ib_iface, attr);
 #if HAVE_DECL_MLX5DV_QP_CREATE_ALLOW_SCATTER_TO_CQE
-    dv_attr.comp_mask    = MLX5DV_QP_INIT_ATTR_MASK_QP_CREATE_FLAGS;
-    dv_attr.create_flags = MLX5DV_QP_CREATE_ALLOW_SCATTER_TO_CQE;
+    if (ib_iface->config.max_inl_resp != 0) {
+        dv_attr.comp_mask   |= MLX5DV_QP_INIT_ATTR_MASK_QP_CREATE_FLAGS;
+        dv_attr.create_flags = MLX5DV_QP_CREATE_ALLOW_SCATTER_TO_CQE;
+    }
 #endif
     qp->verbs.qp = mlx5dv_create_qp(dev->ibv_context, &attr->ibv, &dv_attr);
     if (qp->verbs.qp == NULL) {