diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
index 7d57777e65c53625c5edd924072cbceacb58340e..ad81364272e45fe69c86b3126b34f69ce1590b1d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
@@ -2204,6 +2204,9 @@ static int mlx4_init_counters_table(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 
 static void mlx4_cleanup_counters_table(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 {
+	if (!(dev->caps.flags & MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG_COUNTERS))
+		return;
+
 	mlx4_bitmap_cleanup(&mlx4_priv(dev)->counters_bitmap);
 }
 
@@ -2241,6 +2244,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mlx4_counter_alloc);
 
 void __mlx4_counter_free(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u32 idx)
 {
+	if (!(dev->caps.flags & MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG_COUNTERS))
+		return;
+
 	mlx4_bitmap_free(&mlx4_priv(dev)->counters_bitmap, idx, MLX4_USE_RR);
 	return;
 }