diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
index 78f6a6f0a7e0a59b426829c7cd2985234a844ffe..ff4f10d0f090b0dab4c609fe34e85481e7af3c70 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ static MLX5E_DECLARE_STATS_GRP_OP_UPDATE_STATS(vnic_env)
 	u32 in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(query_vnic_env_in)] = {};
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
 
-	if (!MLX5_CAP_GEN(priv->mdev, nic_receive_steering_discard))
+	if (!mlx5e_stats_grp_vnic_env_num_stats(priv))
 		return;
 
 	MLX5_SET(query_vnic_env_in, in, opcode, MLX5_CMD_OP_QUERY_VNIC_ENV);