diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c
index 9b93da4d52f6..cf8f14ce4cd5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ static int mlx5e_dcbnl_ieee_setmaxrate(struct net_device *netdev,
 						  MLX5E_100MB);
 			max_bw_value[i] = max_bw_value[i] ? max_bw_value[i] : 1;
 			max_bw_unit[i]  = MLX5_100_MBPS_UNIT;
-		} else if (max_bw_value[i] <= upper_limit_gbps) {
+		} else if (maxrate->tc_maxrate[i] <= upper_limit_gbps) {
 			max_bw_value[i] = div_u64(maxrate->tc_maxrate[i],
 						  MLX5E_1GB);
 			max_bw_unit[i]  = MLX5_GBPS_UNIT;