diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
index e25436b24ce7..629f9f1435a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ int mlx4_check_port_params(struct mlx4_dev *dev,
 {
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < dev->caps.num_ports - 1; i++) {
-		if (port_type[i] != port_type[i + 1]) {
-			if (!(dev->caps.flags & MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG_DPDP)) {
+	if (!(dev->caps.flags & MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG_DPDP)) {
+		for (i = 0; i < dev->caps.num_ports - 1; i++) {
+			if (port_type[i] != port_type[i + 1]) {
 				mlx4_err(dev, "Only same port types supported on this HCA, aborting\n");
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}