diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index d91c95d9981ac..67b1e74fcd1e6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -1993,6 +1993,11 @@ qla2x00_iospace_config(struct qla_hw_data *ha)
 	/* Determine queue resources */
 	ha->max_req_queues = ha->max_rsp_queues = 1;
 	ha->msix_count = QLA_BASE_VECTORS;
+
+	/* Check if FW supports MQ or not */
+	if (!(ha->fw_attributes & BIT_6))
+		goto mqiobase_exit;
+
 	if (!ql2xmqsupport || !ql2xnvmeenable ||
 	    (!IS_QLA25XX(ha) && !IS_QLA81XX(ha)))
 		goto mqiobase_exit;