regd_buf = &iser_task->rdma_regd[cmd_dir];
 
        aligned_len = iser_data_buf_aligned_len(mem, ibdev);
-       if (aligned_len != mem->dma_nents) {
+       if (aligned_len != mem->dma_nents ||
+           (!ib_conn->fmr_pool && mem->dma_nents > 1)) {
                iscsi_conn->fmr_unalign_cnt++;
-               iser_warn("rdma alignment violation %d/%d aligned\n",
-                        aligned_len, mem->size);
+               iser_warn("rdma alignment violation (%d/%d aligned) or FMR not supported\n",
+                         aligned_len, mem->size);
                iser_data_buf_dump(mem, ibdev);
 
                /* unmap the command data before accessing it */
 
                                    IB_ACCESS_REMOTE_READ);
 
        ib_conn->fmr_pool = ib_create_fmr_pool(device->pd, ¶ms);
-       if (IS_ERR(ib_conn->fmr_pool)) {
-               ret = PTR_ERR(ib_conn->fmr_pool);
+       ret = PTR_ERR(ib_conn->fmr_pool);
+       if (IS_ERR(ib_conn->fmr_pool) && ret != -ENOSYS) {
                ib_conn->fmr_pool = NULL;
                goto out_err;
+       } else if (ret == -ENOSYS) {
+               ib_conn->fmr_pool = NULL;
+               iser_warn("FMRs are not supported, using unaligned mode\n");
+               ret = 0;
        }
 
        memset(&init_attr, 0, sizeof init_attr);