diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/Kconfig
index 22b1cc012bc9..36054e6fb9d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/Kconfig
@@ -38,3 +38,11 @@ config MLX4_DEBUG
 	  mlx4_core driver.  The output can be turned on via the
 	  debug_level module parameter (which can also be set after
 	  the driver is loaded through sysfs).
+
+config MLX4_CORE_GEN2
+	bool "Support for old gen2 Mellanox PCI IDs" if (MLX4_CORE)
+	depends on MLX4_CORE
+	default y
+	---help---
+	  Say Y here if you want to use old gen2 Mellanox devices in the
+	  driver.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
index e61c99ef741d..4d84cab77105 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
@@ -4066,6 +4066,7 @@ int mlx4_restart_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 #define MLX_GN(id) { PCI_VDEVICE(MELLANOX, id), 0 }
 
 static const struct pci_device_id mlx4_pci_table[] = {
+#ifdef CONFIG_MLX4_CORE_GEN2
 	/* MT25408 "Hermon" */
 	MLX_SP(PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_HERMON_SDR),	/* SDR */
 	MLX_SP(PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_HERMON_DDR),	/* DDR */
@@ -4085,6 +4086,7 @@ static const struct pci_device_id mlx4_pci_table[] = {
 	MLX_SP(PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX2),
 	/* MT25400 Family [ConnectX-2] */
 	MLX_VF(0x1002),					/* Virtual Function */
+#endif /* CONFIG_MLX4_CORE_GEN2 */
 	/* MT27500 Family [ConnectX-3] */
 	MLX_GN(PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX3),
 	MLX_VF(0x1004),					/* Virtual Function */