diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index 1c170a0fd2cc9c3b9ac77187de5be6f8b89a93f0..e498ee95bacab35c2f3363f1152b6a419fe2a282 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -336,7 +336,10 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_fw_rev_validate(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (MLXSW_SP_FWREV_MINOR_TO_BRANCH(rev->minor) ==
-	    MLXSW_SP_FWREV_MINOR_TO_BRANCH(req_rev->minor))
+	    MLXSW_SP_FWREV_MINOR_TO_BRANCH(req_rev->minor) &&
+	    (rev->minor > req_rev->minor ||
+	     (rev->minor == req_rev->minor &&
+	      rev->subminor >= req_rev->subminor)))
 		return 0;
 
 	dev_info(mlxsw_sp->bus_info->dev, "The firmware version %d.%d.%d is incompatible with the driver\n",