diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs.c
index 1fe80de5d68f..a0e5a69402b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs.c
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ int mlx5e_create_flow_steering(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 					       MLX5_FLOW_NAMESPACE_KERNEL);
 
 	if (!priv->fs.ns)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	err = mlx5e_arfs_create_tables(priv);
 	if (err) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index bb712139b36e..d0c8bf014453 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ static int esw_create_legacy_fdb_table(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, int nvports)
 	root_ns = mlx5_get_flow_namespace(dev, MLX5_FLOW_NAMESPACE_FDB);
 	if (!root_ns) {
 		esw_warn(dev, "Failed to get FDB flow namespace\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
 	flow_group_in = mlx5_vzalloc(inlen);
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ static int esw_vport_enable_egress_acl(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 	root_ns = mlx5_get_flow_namespace(dev, MLX5_FLOW_NAMESPACE_ESW_EGRESS);
 	if (!root_ns) {
 		esw_warn(dev, "Failed to get E-Switch egress flow namespace\n");
-		return -EIO;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
 	flow_group_in = mlx5_vzalloc(inlen);
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ static int esw_vport_enable_ingress_acl(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 	root_ns = mlx5_get_flow_namespace(dev, MLX5_FLOW_NAMESPACE_ESW_INGRESS);
 	if (!root_ns) {
 		esw_warn(dev, "Failed to get E-Switch ingress flow namespace\n");
-		return -EIO;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
 	flow_group_in = mlx5_vzalloc(inlen);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index 657d319fc4c6..5803216157cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ static int esw_create_offloads_table(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 	ns = mlx5_get_flow_namespace(dev, MLX5_FLOW_NAMESPACE_OFFLOADS);
 	if (!ns) {
 		esw_warn(esw->dev, "Failed to get offloads flow namespace\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
 	ft_offloads = mlx5_create_flow_table(ns, 0, dev->priv.sriov.num_vfs + 2, 0, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
index 0ac7a2fc916c..6346a8f5883b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@ static int create_anchor_flow_table(struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering)
 	struct mlx5_flow_table *ft;
 
 	ns = mlx5_get_flow_namespace(steering->dev, MLX5_FLOW_NAMESPACE_ANCHOR);
-	if (!ns)
+	if (WARN_ON(!ns))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	ft = mlx5_create_flow_table(ns, ANCHOR_PRIO, ANCHOR_SIZE, ANCHOR_LEVEL, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(ft)) {