diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eq.c
index bb6e5b5d9681..3b617b5e1d9d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eq.c
@@ -504,8 +504,7 @@ static u64 gather_async_events_mask(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	if (MLX5_VPORT_MANAGER(dev))
 		async_event_mask |= (1ull << MLX5_EVENT_TYPE_NIC_VPORT_CHANGE);
 
-	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, port_type) == MLX5_CAP_PORT_TYPE_ETH &&
-	    MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, general_notification_event))
+	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, general_notification_event))
 		async_event_mask |= (1ull << MLX5_EVENT_TYPE_GENERAL_EVENT);
 
 	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, port_module_event))