diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
index f175af528fe00..9ced943ebd0d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
@@ -2191,16 +2191,15 @@ int mlx5_cmd_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	int align = roundup_pow_of_two(size);
 	struct mlx5_cmd *cmd = &dev->cmd;
 	u32 cmd_h, cmd_l;
-	u16 cmd_if_rev;
 	int err;
 	int i;
 
 	memset(cmd, 0, sizeof(*cmd));
-	cmd_if_rev = cmdif_rev(dev);
-	if (cmd_if_rev != CMD_IF_REV) {
+	cmd->vars.cmdif_rev = cmdif_rev(dev);
+	if (cmd->vars.cmdif_rev != CMD_IF_REV) {
 		mlx5_core_err(dev,
 			      "Driver cmdif rev(%d) differs from firmware's(%d)\n",
-			      CMD_IF_REV, cmd_if_rev);
+			      CMD_IF_REV, cmd->vars.cmdif_rev);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -2233,14 +2232,6 @@ int mlx5_cmd_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	cmd->vars.max_reg_cmds = (1 << cmd->vars.log_sz) - 1;
 	cmd->vars.bitmask = (1UL << cmd->vars.max_reg_cmds) - 1;
 
-	cmd->vars.cmdif_rev = ioread32be(&dev->iseg->cmdif_rev_fw_sub) >> 16;
-	if (cmd->vars.cmdif_rev > CMD_IF_REV) {
-		mlx5_core_err(dev, "driver does not support command interface version. driver %d, firmware %d\n",
-			      CMD_IF_REV, cmd->vars.cmdif_rev);
-		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		goto err_free_page;
-	}
-
 	spin_lock_init(&cmd->alloc_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&cmd->token_lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < MLX5_CMD_OP_MAX; i++)