diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index 65083496f91315..6e381111f1d2f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ enum {
 	MLX5_ATOMIC_REQ_MODE_HOST_ENDIANNESS = 0x1,
 };
 
+#define LOG_MAX_SUPPORTED_QPS 0xff
+
 static struct mlx5_profile profile[] = {
 	[0] = {
 		.mask           = 0,
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ static struct mlx5_profile profile[] = {
 	[2] = {
 		.mask		= MLX5_PROF_MASK_QP_SIZE |
 				  MLX5_PROF_MASK_MR_CACHE,
-		.log_max_qp	= 18,
+		.log_max_qp	= LOG_MAX_SUPPORTED_QPS,
 		.mr_cache[0]	= {
 			.size	= 500,
 			.limit	= 250
@@ -507,7 +509,9 @@ static int handle_hca_cap(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, void *set_ctx)
 		 to_fw_pkey_sz(dev, 128));
 
 	/* Check log_max_qp from HCA caps to set in current profile */
-	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN_MAX(dev, log_max_qp) < prof->log_max_qp) {
+	if (prof->log_max_qp == LOG_MAX_SUPPORTED_QPS) {
+		prof->log_max_qp = MLX5_CAP_GEN_MAX(dev, log_max_qp);
+	} else if (MLX5_CAP_GEN_MAX(dev, log_max_qp) < prof->log_max_qp) {
 		mlx5_core_warn(dev, "log_max_qp value in current profile is %d, changing it to HCA capability limit (%d)\n",
 			       prof->log_max_qp,
 			       MLX5_CAP_GEN_MAX(dev, log_max_qp));