diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
index 16eb99aba2a7..2d91f77b0160 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ mlx5_esw_host_functions_enabled(const struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 static inline bool
 mlx5_esw_vport_vhca_id(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 vportn, u16 *vhca_id)
 {
-	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	return false;
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_MLX5_ESWITCH */