diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c
index 083fb48..2995687 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c
@@ -2990,6 +2990,9 @@
 	u8 steer_type_mask = 2;
 	enum mlx4_steer_type type = (gid[7] & steer_type_mask) >> 1;
 
+	if (dev->caps.steering_mode != MLX4_STEERING_MODE_B0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	qpn = vhcr->in_modifier & 0xffffff;
 	err = get_res(dev, slave, qpn, RES_QP, &rqp);
 	if (err)