diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index b210c171a380..f3d3ad25f05e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ int mlx5e_attr_get(struct net_device *dev, struct switchdev_attr *attr)
 	struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep = priv->ppriv;
 	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = priv->mdev->priv.eswitch;
 
-	if (esw->mode == SRIOV_NONE)
+	if (esw->mode != SRIOV_OFFLOADS)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	switch (attr->id) {