diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index d2d407ebe687..009d383d83f4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -1592,6 +1592,10 @@ int mlx5_esw_modify_vport_rate(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 vport_num,
 	struct mlx5_vport *vport;
 
 	vport = mlx5_eswitch_get_vport(esw, vport_num);
+
+	if (!vport->qos.enabled)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	MLX5_SET(scheduling_context, ctx, max_average_bw, rate_mbps);
 
 	return mlx5_modify_scheduling_element_cmd(esw->dev,