diff --git a/sys/dev/mlx4/mlx4_ib/mlx4_ib_main.c b/sys/dev/mlx4/mlx4_ib/mlx4_ib_main.c
index 5ccec7e6e53b..71ee6ae65229 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mlx4/mlx4_ib/mlx4_ib_main.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mlx4/mlx4_ib/mlx4_ib_main.c
@@ -371,8 +371,13 @@ static int mlx4_ib_del_gid(struct ib_device *device,
 		if (!gids) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 		} else {
-			for (i = 0; i < MLX4_MAX_PORT_GIDS; i++)
-				memcpy(&gids[i].gid, &port_gid_table->gids[i].gid, sizeof(union ib_gid));
+			for (i = 0; i < MLX4_MAX_PORT_GIDS; i++) {
+				memcpy(&gids[i].gid,
+				       &port_gid_table->gids[i].gid,
+				       sizeof(union ib_gid));
+				gids[i].gid_type =
+				    port_gid_table->gids[i].gid_type;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&iboe->lock);