diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/fs_ttc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/fs_ttc.c
index 9f13cea16446..510879e1ba30 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/fs_ttc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/fs_ttc.c
@@ -636,6 +636,11 @@ struct mlx5_ttc_table *mlx5_create_inner_ttc_table(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 	}
 
 	ns = mlx5_get_flow_namespace(dev, params->ns_type);
+	if (!ns) {
+		kvfree(ttc);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+	}
+
 	groups = use_l4_type ? &inner_ttc_groups[TTC_GROUPS_USE_L4_TYPE] :
 			       &inner_ttc_groups[TTC_GROUPS_DEFAULT];
 
@@ -709,6 +714,11 @@ struct mlx5_ttc_table *mlx5_create_ttc_table(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 	}
 
 	ns = mlx5_get_flow_namespace(dev, params->ns_type);
+	if (!ns) {
+		kvfree(ttc);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+	}
+
 	groups = use_l4_type ? &ttc_groups[TTC_GROUPS_USE_L4_TYPE] :
 			       &ttc_groups[TTC_GROUPS_DEFAULT];