diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 0ad8d490975e..f8c50b1d2331 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -6976,7 +6976,8 @@ static int __bnxt_hwrm_func_qcaps(struct bnxt *bp)
 		bp->fw_cap |= BNXT_FW_CAP_ERR_RECOVER_RELOAD;
 
 	bp->tx_push_thresh = 0;
-	if (flags & FUNC_QCAPS_RESP_FLAGS_PUSH_MODE_SUPPORTED)
+	if ((flags & FUNC_QCAPS_RESP_FLAGS_PUSH_MODE_SUPPORTED) &&
+	    BNXT_FW_MAJ(bp) > 217)
 		bp->tx_push_thresh = BNXT_TX_PUSH_THRESH;
 
 	hw_resc->max_rsscos_ctxs = le16_to_cpu(resp->max_rsscos_ctx);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
index 858440e1dcdc..78e2fd63ac3d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -1749,6 +1749,7 @@ struct bnxt {
 	u64			fw_ver_code;
 #define BNXT_FW_VER_CODE(maj, min, bld, rsv)			\
 	((u64)(maj) << 48 | (u64)(min) << 32 | (u64)(bld) << 16 | (rsv))
+#define BNXT_FW_MAJ(bp)		((bp)->fw_ver_code >> 48)
 
 	__be16			vxlan_port;
 	u8			vxlan_port_cnt;