diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c
index 81c9831ad286..28729b1cc6e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c
@@ -454,6 +454,9 @@ void mlx5e_ipsec_build_netdev(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
 	struct net_device *netdev = priv->netdev;
 
+	if (!mlx5_ipsec_device_caps(mdev))
+		return;
+
 	if (!(mlx5_ipsec_device_caps(mdev) & MLX5_ACCEL_IPSEC_CAP_ESP) ||
 	    !MLX5_CAP_ETH(mdev, swp)) {
 		mlx5_core_dbg(mdev, "mlx5e: ESP and SWP offload not supported\n");