diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c
index ced747bef641..c348ee62cd3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c
@@ -1198,7 +1198,8 @@ int mlx5_fs_cmd_set_tx_flow_table_root(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u32 ft_id, boo
 	u32 out[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(set_flow_table_root_out)] = {};
 	u32 in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(set_flow_table_root_in)] = {};
 
-	if (disconnect && MLX5_CAP_FLOWTABLE_NIC_TX(dev, reset_root_to_default))
+	if (disconnect &&
+	    !MLX5_CAP_FLOWTABLE_NIC_TX(dev, reset_root_to_default))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	MLX5_SET(set_flow_table_root_in, in, opcode,