diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/qp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/qp.c
index ad92d2311478..5a310d313e94 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/qp.c
@@ -484,6 +484,12 @@ int mlx4_update_qp(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u32 qpn,
 	}
 
 	if (attr & MLX4_UPDATE_QP_QOS_VPORT) {
+		if (!(dev->caps.flags2 & MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG2_QOS_VPP)) {
+			mlx4_warn(dev, "Granular QoS per VF is not enabled\n");
+			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
 		qp_mask |= 1ULL << MLX4_UPD_QP_MASK_QOS_VPP;
 		cmd->qp_context.qos_vport = params->qos_vport;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c
index 07516545474f..812783865205 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c
@@ -5255,6 +5255,13 @@ void mlx4_delete_all_resources_for_slave(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int slave)
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->mfunc.master.res_tracker.slave_list[slave].mutex);
 }
 
+static void update_qos_vpp(struct mlx4_update_qp_context *ctx,
+			   struct mlx4_vf_immed_vlan_work *work)
+{
+	ctx->qp_mask |= cpu_to_be64(1ULL << MLX4_UPD_QP_MASK_QOS_VPP);
+	ctx->qp_context.qos_vport = work->qos_vport;
+}
+
 void mlx4_vf_immed_vlan_work_handler(struct work_struct *_work)
 {
 	struct mlx4_vf_immed_vlan_work *work =
@@ -5369,11 +5376,10 @@ void mlx4_vf_immed_vlan_work_handler(struct work_struct *_work)
 					qp->sched_queue & 0xC7;
 				upd_context->qp_context.pri_path.sched_queue |=
 					((work->qos & 0x7) << 3);
-				upd_context->qp_mask |=
-					cpu_to_be64(1ULL <<
-						    MLX4_UPD_QP_MASK_QOS_VPP);
-				upd_context->qp_context.qos_vport =
-					work->qos_vport;
+
+				if (dev->caps.flags2 &
+				    MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG2_QOS_VPP)
+					update_qos_vpp(upd_context, work);
 			}
 
 			err = mlx4_cmd(dev, mailbox->dma,