diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
index a85341a41cd00..1c98652b244a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
@@ -454,7 +454,8 @@ static int mlx5_devlink_enable_roce_validate(struct devlink *devlink, u32 id,
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev = devlink_priv(devlink);
 	bool new_state = val.vbool;
 
-	if (new_state && !MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, roce)) {
+	if (new_state && !MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, roce) &&
+	    !MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, roce_rw_supported)) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Device doesn't support RoCE");
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index 75d2842721199..47d92fb459edc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -558,15 +558,38 @@ static int handle_hca_cap(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, void *set_ctx)
 		MLX5_SET(cmd_hca_cap, set_hca_cap, num_total_dynamic_vf_msix,
 			 MLX5_CAP_GEN_MAX(dev, num_total_dynamic_vf_msix));
 
+	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, roce_rw_supported))
+		MLX5_SET(cmd_hca_cap, set_hca_cap, roce, mlx5_is_roce_init_enabled(dev));
+
 	return set_caps(dev, set_ctx, MLX5_SET_HCA_CAP_OP_MOD_GENERAL_DEVICE);
 }
 
+/* Cached MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, roce) can be out of sync this early in the
+ * boot process.
+ * In case RoCE cap is writable in FW and user/devlink requested to change the
+ * cap, we are yet to query the final state of the above cap.
+ * Hence, the need for this function.
+ *
+ * Returns
+ * True:
+ * 1) RoCE cap is read only in FW and already disabled
+ * OR:
+ * 2) RoCE cap is writable in FW and user/devlink requested it off.
+ *
+ * In any other case, return False.
+ */
+static bool is_roce_fw_disabled(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	return (MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, roce_rw_supported) && !mlx5_is_roce_init_enabled(dev)) ||
+		(!MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, roce_rw_supported) && !MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, roce));
+}
+
 static int handle_hca_cap_roce(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, void *set_ctx)
 {
 	void *set_hca_cap;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, roce))
+	if (is_roce_fw_disabled(dev))
 		return 0;
 
 	err = mlx5_core_get_caps(dev, MLX5_CAP_ROCE);
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
index fb06e8870aee7..7c8b5f06c2cd7 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
@@ -1251,11 +1251,12 @@ static inline bool mlx5_is_roce_init_enabled(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct devlink *devlink = priv_to_devlink(dev);
 	union devlink_param_value val;
+	int err;
 
-	devlink_param_driverinit_value_get(devlink,
-					   DEVLINK_PARAM_GENERIC_ID_ENABLE_ROCE,
-					   &val);
-	return val.vbool;
+	err = devlink_param_driverinit_value_get(devlink,
+						 DEVLINK_PARAM_GENERIC_ID_ENABLE_ROCE,
+						 &val);
+	return err ? MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, roce) : val.vbool;
 }
 
 #endif /* MLX5_DRIVER_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h b/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
index b8bff51096563..c614ad1da44d9 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
@@ -1588,7 +1588,8 @@ struct mlx5_ifc_cmd_hca_cap_bits {
 	u8         log_max_tis_per_sq[0x5];
 
 	u8         ext_stride_num_range[0x1];
-	u8         reserved_at_3a1[0x2];
+	u8         roce_rw_supported[0x1];
+	u8         reserved_at_3a2[0x1];
 	u8         log_max_stride_sz_rq[0x5];
 	u8         reserved_at_3a8[0x3];
 	u8         log_min_stride_sz_rq[0x5];