diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_tc.c
index 531294f4978bc..58ea18af9813a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_tc.c
@@ -301,6 +301,8 @@ static int tc_setup_cbs(struct stmmac_priv *priv,
 	/* Queue 0 is not AVB capable */
 	if (queue <= 0 || queue >= tx_queues_count)
 		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!priv->dma_cap.av)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	if (priv->speed != SPEED_100 && priv->speed != SPEED_1000)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;