diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index d6706475a3ba95d5de6de11fc2b835b98d2df74b..886a4a77c47f1ba5567e1998b3ac2e23edaf1c2f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -2044,19 +2044,24 @@ static int normalize_vports_min_rate(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u32 divider)
 int mlx5_eswitch_set_vport_rate(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, int vport,
 				u32 max_rate, u32 min_rate)
 {
-	u32 fw_max_bw_share = MLX5_CAP_QOS(esw->dev, max_tsar_bw_share);
-	bool min_rate_supported = MLX5_CAP_QOS(esw->dev, esw_bw_share) &&
-					fw_max_bw_share >= MLX5_MIN_BW_SHARE;
-	bool max_rate_supported = MLX5_CAP_QOS(esw->dev, esw_rate_limit);
 	struct mlx5_vport *evport;
+	u32 fw_max_bw_share;
 	u32 previous_min_rate;
 	u32 divider;
+	bool min_rate_supported;
+	bool max_rate_supported;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	if (!ESW_ALLOWED(esw))
 		return -EPERM;
 	if (!LEGAL_VPORT(esw, vport))
 		return -EINVAL;
+
+	fw_max_bw_share = MLX5_CAP_QOS(esw->dev, max_tsar_bw_share);
+	min_rate_supported = MLX5_CAP_QOS(esw->dev, esw_bw_share) &&
+				fw_max_bw_share >= MLX5_MIN_BW_SHARE;
+	max_rate_supported = MLX5_CAP_QOS(esw->dev, esw_rate_limit);
+
 	if ((min_rate && !min_rate_supported) || (max_rate && !max_rate_supported))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;