diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c
index 050999695..e70d6fe50 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@ static void mlx4_set_eq_affinity_hint(struct mlx4_priv *priv, int vec)
 	struct mlx4_dev *dev = &priv->dev;
 	struct mlx4_eq *eq = &priv->eq_table.eq[vec];
 
-	if (!eq->affinity_mask || cpumask_empty(eq->affinity_mask))
+	if (!cpumask_available(eq->affinity_mask) ||
+	    cpumask_empty(eq->affinity_mask))
 		return;
 
 	hint_err = irq_set_affinity_hint(eq->irq, eq->affinity_mask);