diff --git a/hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma.h b/hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma.h
index e3742d893a..15c3f28b86 100644
--- a/hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma.h
+++ b/hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #define PVRDMA_FW_VERSION    14
 
 /* Some defaults */
-#define PVRDMA_PKEY          0x7FFF
+#define PVRDMA_PKEY          0xFFFF
 
 typedef struct DSRInfo {
     dma_addr_t dma;