diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/post_act.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/post_act.c
index 2093cc2b0d48..33c1411ed8db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/post_act.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/post_act.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ mlx5e_tc_post_act_init(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct mlx5_fs_chains *chains,
 	int err;
 
 	if (!MLX5_CAP_FLOWTABLE_TYPE(priv->mdev, ignore_flow_level, table_type)) {
-		if (priv->mdev->coredev_type != MLX5_COREDEV_VF)
+		if (priv->mdev->coredev_type == MLX5_COREDEV_PF)
 			mlx5_core_warn(priv->mdev, "firmware level support is missing\n");
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto err_check;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
index a6d84ff3a0e7..864ce0c393e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
@@ -2062,7 +2062,7 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_init_check_support(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 		/* Ignore_flow_level support isn't supported by default for VFs and so post_act
 		 * won't be supported. Skip showing error msg.
 		 */
-		if (priv->mdev->coredev_type != MLX5_COREDEV_VF)
+		if (priv->mdev->coredev_type == MLX5_COREDEV_PF)
 			err_msg = "post action is missing";
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto out_err;