diff --git a/hw/rdma/rdma_backend.c b/hw/rdma/rdma_backend.c
index 16dca69ee9..b49edaacaf 100644
--- a/hw/rdma/rdma_backend.c
+++ b/hw/rdma/rdma_backend.c
@@ -917,23 +917,25 @@ void rdma_backend_destroy_qp(RdmaBackendQP *qp)
 static int init_device_caps(RdmaBackendDev *backend_dev,
                             struct ibv_device_attr *dev_attr)
 {
-    if (ibv_query_device(backend_dev->context, &backend_dev->dev_attr)) {
+    struct ibv_device_attr bk_dev_attr;
+
+    if (ibv_query_device(backend_dev->context, &bk_dev_attr)) {
         return -EIO;
     }
 
     dev_attr->max_sge = MAX_SGE;
 
-    CHK_ATTR(dev_attr, backend_dev->dev_attr, max_mr_size, "%" PRId64);
-    CHK_ATTR(dev_attr, backend_dev->dev_attr, max_qp, "%d");
-    CHK_ATTR(dev_attr, backend_dev->dev_attr, max_sge, "%d");
-    CHK_ATTR(dev_attr, backend_dev->dev_attr, max_qp_wr, "%d");
-    CHK_ATTR(dev_attr, backend_dev->dev_attr, max_cq, "%d");
-    CHK_ATTR(dev_attr, backend_dev->dev_attr, max_cqe, "%d");
-    CHK_ATTR(dev_attr, backend_dev->dev_attr, max_mr, "%d");
-    CHK_ATTR(dev_attr, backend_dev->dev_attr, max_pd, "%d");
-    CHK_ATTR(dev_attr, backend_dev->dev_attr, max_qp_rd_atom, "%d");
-    CHK_ATTR(dev_attr, backend_dev->dev_attr, max_qp_init_rd_atom, "%d");
-    CHK_ATTR(dev_attr, backend_dev->dev_attr, max_ah, "%d");
+    CHK_ATTR(dev_attr, bk_dev_attr, max_mr_size, "%" PRId64);
+    CHK_ATTR(dev_attr, bk_dev_attr, max_qp, "%d");
+    CHK_ATTR(dev_attr, bk_dev_attr, max_sge, "%d");
+    CHK_ATTR(dev_attr, bk_dev_attr, max_qp_wr, "%d");
+    CHK_ATTR(dev_attr, bk_dev_attr, max_cq, "%d");
+    CHK_ATTR(dev_attr, bk_dev_attr, max_cqe, "%d");
+    CHK_ATTR(dev_attr, bk_dev_attr, max_mr, "%d");
+    CHK_ATTR(dev_attr, bk_dev_attr, max_pd, "%d");
+    CHK_ATTR(dev_attr, bk_dev_attr, max_qp_rd_atom, "%d");
+    CHK_ATTR(dev_attr, bk_dev_attr, max_qp_init_rd_atom, "%d");
+    CHK_ATTR(dev_attr, bk_dev_attr, max_ah, "%d");
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/hw/rdma/rdma_backend_defs.h b/hw/rdma/rdma_backend_defs.h
index 1e5c3dd3bf..15ae8b970e 100644
--- a/hw/rdma/rdma_backend_defs.h
+++ b/hw/rdma/rdma_backend_defs.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ typedef struct RdmaCmMux {
 } RdmaCmMux;
 
 typedef struct RdmaBackendDev {
-    struct ibv_device_attr dev_attr;
     RdmaBackendThread comp_thread;
     PCIDevice *dev;
     RdmaDeviceResources *rdma_dev_res;