diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_cmd.c
index 6bd34b293007..51bbd88ff021 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_cmd.c
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ int mlx5dr_cmd_query_device(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 	caps->eswitch_manager	= MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, eswitch_manager);
 	caps->gvmi		= MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, vhca_id);
 	caps->flex_protocols	= MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, flex_parser_protocols);
+	caps->sw_format_ver	= MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, steering_format_version);
 
 	if (mlx5dr_matcher_supp_flex_parser_icmp_v4(caps)) {
 		caps->flex_parser_id_icmp_dw0 = MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, flex_parser_id_icmp_dw0);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_domain.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_domain.c
index 890767a2a7cb..aa2c2d6c44e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_domain.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_domain.c
@@ -223,6 +223,11 @@ static int dr_domain_caps_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (dmn->info.caps.sw_format_ver != MLX5_STEERING_FORMAT_CONNECTX_5) {
+		mlx5dr_err(dmn, "SW steering is not supported on this device\n");
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
 	ret = dr_domain_query_fdb_caps(mdev, dmn);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_types.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_types.h
index f50f3b107aa3..cf62ea4f882e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_types.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_types.h
@@ -625,6 +625,7 @@ struct mlx5dr_cmd_caps {
 	u8 max_ft_level;
 	u16 roce_min_src_udp;
 	u8 num_esw_ports;
+	u8 sw_format_ver;
 	bool eswitch_manager;
 	bool rx_sw_owner;
 	bool tx_sw_owner;
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h b/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
index a092346c7b2d..233352447b1a 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
@@ -1223,6 +1223,11 @@ enum mlx5_fc_bulk_alloc_bitmask {
 
 #define MLX5_FC_BULK_NUM_FCS(fc_enum) (MLX5_FC_BULK_SIZE_FACTOR * (fc_enum))
 
+enum {
+	MLX5_STEERING_FORMAT_CONNECTX_5   = 0,
+	MLX5_STEERING_FORMAT_CONNECTX_6DX = 1,
+};
+
 struct mlx5_ifc_cmd_hca_cap_bits {
 	u8         reserved_at_0[0x30];
 	u8         vhca_id[0x10];
@@ -1521,7 +1526,9 @@ struct mlx5_ifc_cmd_hca_cap_bits {
 
 	u8         general_obj_types[0x40];
 
-	u8         reserved_at_440[0x20];
+	u8         reserved_at_440[0x4];
+	u8         steering_format_version[0x4];
+	u8         create_qp_start_hint[0x18];
 
 	u8         reserved_at_460[0x3];
 	u8         log_max_uctx[0x5];