diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index 2510fed3494ddda7bdad2e693e49cf878e9547aa..11c7216a25174b0283aa9d3bbba1f77bd7ab8f08 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ static int mlx5_core_set_issi(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 		dev->issi = 1;
 
 		return 0;
-	} else if (sup_issi & (1 << 0)) {
+	} else if (sup_issi & (1 << 0) || !sup_issi) {
 		return 0;
 	}