diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
index 9f0b7f1908da..18135f908971 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
@@ -1906,7 +1906,8 @@ static int create_xrc_tgt_qp(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, struct mlx5_ib_qp *qp,
 
 	base->container_mibqp = qp;
 	base->mqp.event = mlx5_ib_qp_event;
-	params->resp.ece_options = MLX5_GET(create_qp_out, out, ece);
+	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, ece_support))
+		params->resp.ece_options = MLX5_GET(create_qp_out, out, ece);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->reset_flow_resource_lock, flags);
 	list_add_tail(&qp->qps_list, &dev->qp_list);
@@ -2082,7 +2083,8 @@ static int create_user_qp(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, struct ib_pd *pd,
 
 	base->container_mibqp = qp;
 	base->mqp.event = mlx5_ib_qp_event;
-	params->resp.ece_options = MLX5_GET(create_qp_out, out, ece);
+	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, ece_support))
+		params->resp.ece_options = MLX5_GET(create_qp_out, out, ece);
 
 	get_cqs(qp->type, init_attr->send_cq, init_attr->recv_cq,
 		&send_cq, &recv_cq);