diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c
index 9d64d0759ee9..a5dd99aaf321 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ int mlx5e_dcbnl_ieee_setets_core(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct ieee_ets *ets)
 }
 
 static int mlx5e_dbcnl_validate_ets(struct net_device *netdev,
-				    struct ieee_ets *ets)
+				    struct ieee_ets *ets,
+				    bool zero_sum_allowed)
 {
 	bool have_ets_tc = false;
 	int bw_sum = 0;
@@ -282,8 +283,9 @@ static int mlx5e_dbcnl_validate_ets(struct net_device *netdev,
 	}
 
 	if (have_ets_tc && bw_sum != 100) {
-		netdev_err(netdev,
-			   "Failed to validate ETS: BW sum is illegal\n");
+		if (bw_sum || (!bw_sum && !zero_sum_allowed))
+			netdev_err(netdev,
+				   "Failed to validate ETS: BW sum is illegal\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -298,7 +300,7 @@ static int mlx5e_dcbnl_ieee_setets(struct net_device *netdev,
 	if (!MLX5_CAP_GEN(priv->mdev, ets))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	err = mlx5e_dbcnl_validate_ets(netdev, ets);
+	err = mlx5e_dbcnl_validate_ets(netdev, ets, false);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -477,12 +479,9 @@ static u8 mlx5e_dcbnl_setall(struct net_device *netdev)
 		ets.prio_tc[i]  = cee_cfg->prio_to_pg_map[i];
 	}
 
-	err = mlx5e_dbcnl_validate_ets(netdev, &ets);
-	if (err) {
-		netdev_err(netdev,
-			   "%s, Failed to validate ETS: %d\n", __func__, err);
+	err = mlx5e_dbcnl_validate_ets(netdev, &ets, true);
+	if (err)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	err = mlx5e_dcbnl_ieee_setets_core(priv, &ets);
 	if (err) {