diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index 74827e8ca125..37af619e5e04 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -527,7 +527,6 @@ static int handle_hca_cap(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, void *set_ctx)
 {
 	struct mlx5_profile *prof = &dev->profile;
 	void *set_hca_cap;
-	int max_uc_list;
 	int err;
 
 	err = mlx5_core_get_caps(dev, MLX5_CAP_GENERAL);
@@ -610,10 +609,13 @@ static int handle_hca_cap(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, void *set_ctx)
 		MLX5_SET(cmd_hca_cap, set_hca_cap, roce,
 			 mlx5_is_roce_on(dev));
 
-	max_uc_list = max_uc_list_get_devlink_param(dev);
-	if (max_uc_list > 0)
-		MLX5_SET(cmd_hca_cap, set_hca_cap, log_max_current_uc_list,
-			 ilog2(max_uc_list));
+	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN_MAX(dev, log_max_current_uc_list)) {
+		int max_uc_list = max_uc_list_get_devlink_param(dev);
+
+		if (max_uc_list > 0)
+			MLX5_SET(cmd_hca_cap, set_hca_cap,
+				 log_max_current_uc_list, ilog2(max_uc_list));
+	}
 
 	/* enable absolute native port num */
 	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN_MAX(dev, abs_native_port_num))