diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
index 0986aa065418a..34106e5be6794 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
@@ -650,12 +650,7 @@ void hfi1_init_pportdata(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct hfi1_pportdata *ppd,
 
 	ppd->pkeys[default_pkey_idx] = DEFAULT_P_KEY;
 	ppd->part_enforce |= HFI1_PART_ENFORCE_IN;
-
-	if (loopback) {
-		dd_dev_err(dd, "Faking data partition 0x8001 in idx %u\n",
-			   !default_pkey_idx);
-		ppd->pkeys[!default_pkey_idx] = 0x8001;
-	}
+	ppd->pkeys[0] = 0x8001;
 
 	INIT_WORK(&ppd->link_vc_work, handle_verify_cap);
 	INIT_WORK(&ppd->link_up_work, handle_link_up);