diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/port.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/port.c
index 5de1cb9f53308c1dfa7a89ea897b314b1e25e6eb..96608dbb9314b125d63bd6e4a9dcc10df30c3684 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/port.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/port.c
@@ -490,11 +490,8 @@ bool mlx5e_fec_in_caps(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int fec_policy)
 	int err;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, pcam_reg))
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	if (!MLX5_CAP_PCAM_REG(dev, pplm))
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	if (!MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, pcam_reg) || !MLX5_CAP_PCAM_REG(dev, pplm))
+		return false;
 
 	MLX5_SET(pplm_reg, in, local_port, 1);
 	err =  mlx5_core_access_reg(dev, in, sz, out, sz, MLX5_REG_PPLM, 0, 0);