diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
index d566f67388334..1664a7ccada75 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
@@ -3233,9 +3233,11 @@ static void *mlx5_ib_add(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_rsrc;
 
-	err = mlx5_ib_alloc_q_counters(dev);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_odp;
+	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, max_qp_cnt)) {
+		err = mlx5_ib_alloc_q_counters(dev);
+		if (err)
+			goto err_odp;
+	}
 
 	err = ib_register_device(&dev->ib_dev, NULL);
 	if (err)
@@ -3263,7 +3265,8 @@ static void *mlx5_ib_add(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
 	ib_unregister_device(&dev->ib_dev);
 
 err_q_cnt:
-	mlx5_ib_dealloc_q_counters(dev);
+	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, max_qp_cnt))
+		mlx5_ib_dealloc_q_counters(dev);
 
 err_odp:
 	mlx5_ib_odp_remove_one(dev);
@@ -3293,7 +3296,8 @@ static void mlx5_ib_remove(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, void *context)
 
 	mlx5_remove_netdev_notifier(dev);
 	ib_unregister_device(&dev->ib_dev);
-	mlx5_ib_dealloc_q_counters(dev);
+	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, max_qp_cnt))
+		mlx5_ib_dealloc_q_counters(dev);
 	destroy_umrc_res(dev);
 	mlx5_ib_odp_remove_one(dev);
 	destroy_dev_resources(&dev->devr);