diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index b85a56ec24..1cf6df6049 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -1833,12 +1833,14 @@ mlx5_alloc_table_hash_list(struct mlx5_priv *priv __rte_unused)
 	int err = 0;
 
 	/* Tables are only used in DV and DR modes. */
-#ifdef HAVE_MLX5_HWS_SUPPORT
+#if defined(HAVE_IBV_FLOW_DV_SUPPORT) || !defined(HAVE_INFINIBAND_VERBS_H)
 	struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared *sh = priv->sh;
 	char s[MLX5_NAME_SIZE];
 
+#ifdef HAVE_MLX5_HWS_SUPPORT
 	if (priv->sh->config.dv_flow_en == 2)
 		return mlx5_alloc_hw_group_hash_list(priv);
+#endif
 	MLX5_ASSERT(sh);
 	snprintf(s, sizeof(s), "%s_flow_table", priv->sh->ibdev_name);
 	sh->flow_tbls = mlx5_hlist_create(s, MLX5_FLOW_TABLE_HLIST_ARRAY_SIZE,
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_devx.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_devx.c
index 137e7dd4ac..c1305836cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_devx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_devx.c
@@ -907,6 +907,7 @@ mlx5_devx_hrxq_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_hrxq *hrxq,
 		rte_errno = errno;
 		goto error;
 	}
+#if defined(HAVE_IBV_FLOW_DV_SUPPORT) || !defined(HAVE_INFINIBAND_VERBS_H)
 #ifdef HAVE_MLX5_HWS_SUPPORT
 	if (hrxq->hws_flags) {
 		hrxq->action = mlx5dr_action_create_dest_tir
@@ -916,6 +917,7 @@ mlx5_devx_hrxq_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct mlx5_hrxq *hrxq,
 			goto error;
 		return 0;
 	}
+#endif
 	if (mlx5_flow_os_create_flow_action_dest_devx_tir(hrxq->tir,
 							  &hrxq->action)) {
 		rte_errno = errno;