diff --git a/drivers/compress/mlx5/mlx5_compress.c b/drivers/compress/mlx5/mlx5_compress.c
index 88fe3ac7a7..c4081c5f7d 100644
--- a/drivers/compress/mlx5/mlx5_compress.c
+++ b/drivers/compress/mlx5/mlx5_compress.c
@@ -286,17 +286,44 @@ mlx5_compress_xform_create(struct rte_compressdev *dev,
 	struct mlx5_compress_xform *xfrm;
 	uint32_t size;
 
-	if (xform->type == RTE_COMP_COMPRESS && xform->compress.level ==
-							  RTE_COMP_LEVEL_NONE) {
-		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Non-compressed block is not supported.");
-		return -ENOTSUP;
-	}
-	if ((xform->type == RTE_COMP_COMPRESS && xform->compress.hash_algo !=
-	     RTE_COMP_HASH_ALGO_NONE) || (xform->type == RTE_COMP_DECOMPRESS &&
-		      xform->decompress.hash_algo != RTE_COMP_HASH_ALGO_NONE)) {
-		DRV_LOG(ERR, "SHA is not supported.");
+	switch (xform->type) {
+	case RTE_COMP_COMPRESS:
+		if (xform->compress.algo == RTE_COMP_ALGO_NULL &&
+				!priv->mmo_dma_qp && !priv->mmo_dma_sq) {
+			DRV_LOG(ERR, "Not enough capabilities to support DMA operation, maybe old FW/OFED version?");
+			return -ENOTSUP;
+		} else if (!priv->mmo_comp_qp && !priv->mmo_comp_sq) {
+			DRV_LOG(ERR, "Not enough capabilities to support compress operation, maybe old FW/OFED version?");
+			return -ENOTSUP;
+		}
+		if (xform->compress.level == RTE_COMP_LEVEL_NONE) {
+			DRV_LOG(ERR, "Non-compressed block is not supported.");
+			return -ENOTSUP;
+		}
+		if (xform->compress.hash_algo != RTE_COMP_HASH_ALGO_NONE) {
+			DRV_LOG(ERR, "SHA is not supported.");
+			return -ENOTSUP;
+		}
+		break;
+	case RTE_COMP_DECOMPRESS:
+		if (xform->decompress.algo == RTE_COMP_ALGO_NULL &&
+				!priv->mmo_dma_qp && !priv->mmo_dma_sq) {
+			DRV_LOG(ERR, "Not enough capabilities to support DMA operation, maybe old FW/OFED version?");
+			return -ENOTSUP;
+		} else if (!priv->mmo_decomp_qp && !priv->mmo_decomp_sq) {
+			DRV_LOG(ERR, "Not enough capabilities to support decompress operation, maybe old FW/OFED version?");
+			return -ENOTSUP;
+		}
+		if (xform->compress.hash_algo != RTE_COMP_HASH_ALGO_NONE) {
+			DRV_LOG(ERR, "SHA is not supported.");
+			return -ENOTSUP;
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Xform type should be compress/decompress");
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}
+
 	xfrm = rte_zmalloc_socket(__func__, sizeof(*xfrm), 0,
 						    priv->dev_config.socket_id);
 	if (xfrm == NULL)
@@ -695,11 +722,11 @@ mlx5_compress_dev_probe(struct mlx5_common_device *cdev)
 		rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
 		return -rte_errno;
 	}
-	if ((attr->mmo_compress_sq_en == 0 || attr->mmo_decompress_sq_en == 0 ||
-	    attr->mmo_dma_sq_en == 0) && (attr->mmo_compress_qp_en == 0 ||
-	    attr->mmo_decompress_qp_en == 0 || attr->mmo_dma_qp_en == 0)) {
-		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Not enough capabilities to support compress "
-			"operations, maybe old FW/OFED version?");
+	if (!attr->mmo_decompress_qp_en && !attr->mmo_decompress_sq_en
+		&& !attr->mmo_compress_qp_en && !attr->mmo_compress_sq_en
+		&& !attr->mmo_dma_qp_en && !attr->mmo_dma_sq_en) {
+		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Not enough capabilities to support compress operations, maybe old FW/OFED version?");
+		claim_zero(mlx5_glue->close_device(cdev->ctx));
 		rte_errno = ENOTSUP;
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}