diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mr.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mr.c
index f91719a08cbac000dc34f68f7d40252aa652ac58..63391a1a7f8c8095252132fcf9f5a0cd3af26c57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mr.c
@@ -755,14 +755,14 @@ int mlx4_init_mr_table(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 	struct mlx4_mr_table *mr_table = &priv->mr_table;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!is_power_of_2(dev->caps.num_mpts))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/* Nothing to do for slaves - all MR handling is forwarded
 	* to the master */
 	if (mlx4_is_slave(dev))
 		return 0;
 
+	if (!is_power_of_2(dev->caps.num_mpts))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	err = mlx4_bitmap_init(&mr_table->mpt_bitmap, dev->caps.num_mpts,
 			       ~0, dev->caps.reserved_mrws, 0);
 	if (err)