diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
index 577b4b1e4de343232ae164fa7fcafa66c29ebbd5..a1b3bb4358b549bc97f442b27430f03ce20cfb10 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
@@ -400,6 +400,9 @@ static int mlx5e_get_coalesce(struct net_device *netdev,
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
+	if (!MLX5_CAP_GEN(priv->mdev, cq_moderation))
+		return -ENOTSUPP;
+
 	coal->rx_coalesce_usecs       = priv->params.rx_cq_moderation_usec;
 	coal->rx_max_coalesced_frames = priv->params.rx_cq_moderation_pkts;
 	coal->tx_coalesce_usecs       = priv->params.tx_cq_moderation_usec;
@@ -417,6 +420,9 @@ static int mlx5e_set_coalesce(struct net_device *netdev,
 	int tc;
 	int i;
 
+	if (!MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, cq_moderation))
+		return -ENOTSUPP;
+
 	priv->params.tx_cq_moderation_usec = coal->tx_coalesce_usecs;
 	priv->params.tx_cq_moderation_pkts = coal->tx_max_coalesced_frames;
 	priv->params.rx_cq_moderation_usec = coal->rx_coalesce_usecs;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 30fd9716d85fa86a081971d40c956940ba7d1c75..b20a35bd1d4f21ec6af0bd8159304b7b79474641 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -870,12 +870,10 @@ static int mlx5e_open_cq(struct mlx5e_channel *c,
 	if (err)
 		goto err_destroy_cq;
 
-	err = mlx5_core_modify_cq_moderation(mdev, &cq->mcq,
-					     moderation_usecs,
-					     moderation_frames);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_destroy_cq;
-
+	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, cq_moderation))
+		mlx5_core_modify_cq_moderation(mdev, &cq->mcq,
+					       moderation_usecs,
+					       moderation_frames);
 	return 0;
 
 err_destroy_cq:
@@ -2218,6 +2216,8 @@ static int mlx5e_check_required_hca_cap(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
 	}
 	if (!MLX5_CAP_ETH(mdev, self_lb_en_modifiable))
 		mlx5_core_warn(mdev, "Self loop back prevention is not supported\n");
+	if (!MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, cq_moderation))
+		mlx5_core_warn(mdev, "CQ modiration is not supported\n");
 
 	return 0;
 }