diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index 3bd32c05ae712..5dd23790e7ee2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -548,6 +548,9 @@ static int handle_hca_cap(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, void *set_ctx)
 	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN_MAX(dev, dct))
 		MLX5_SET(cmd_hca_cap, set_hca_cap, dct, 1);
 
+	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN_MAX(dev, pci_sync_for_fw_update_event))
+		MLX5_SET(cmd_hca_cap, set_hca_cap, pci_sync_for_fw_update_event, 1);
+
 	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN_MAX(dev, num_vhca_ports))
 		MLX5_SET(cmd_hca_cap,
 			 set_hca_cap,