diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 19e5daeaa61d..f1ebe065de0d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -1883,7 +1883,7 @@ static int mlx5e_setup_tc(struct net_device *netdev, u8 tc)
 static int mlx5e_ndo_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle,
 			      __be16 proto, struct tc_to_netdev *tc)
 {
-	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT || tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
+	if (tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return mlx5e_setup_tc(dev, tc->tc);