diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
index 0741028dab..1bba89d3c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
@@ -369,15 +369,6 @@ mlx5_os_capabilities_prepare(struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared *sh)
 		"DevX does not provide UAR offset, can't create queues for packet pacing.");
 	sh->dev_cap.txpp_en = 0;
 #endif
-	/* Check for LRO support. */
-	if (mlx5_devx_obj_ops_en(sh) && hca_attr->lro_cap) {
-		/* TBD check tunnel lro caps. */
-		sh->dev_cap.lro_supported = 1;
-		DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "Device supports LRO.");
-		DRV_LOG(DEBUG,
-			"LRO minimal size of TCP segment required for coalescing is %d bytes.",
-			hca_attr->lro_min_mss_size);
-	}
 	sh->dev_cap.scatter_fcs_w_decap_disable =
 					hca_attr->scatter_fcs_w_decap_disable;
 	sh->dev_cap.rq_delay_drop_en = hca_attr->rq_delay_drop;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index 998846adbe..5829b66b0b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -1327,6 +1327,15 @@ mlx5_shared_dev_ctx_args_config(struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared *sh,
 		DRV_LOG(WARNING,
 			"\"tx_skew\" doesn't affect without \"tx_pp\".");
 	}
+	/* Check for LRO support. */
+	if (mlx5_devx_obj_ops_en(sh) && sh->cdev->config.hca_attr.lro_cap) {
+		/* TBD check tunnel lro caps. */
+		config->lro_allowed = 1;
+		DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "LRO is allowed.");
+		DRV_LOG(DEBUG,
+			"LRO minimal size of TCP segment required for coalescing is %d bytes.",
+			sh->cdev->config.hca_attr.lro_min_mss_size);
+	}
 	/*
 	 * If HW has bug working with tunnel packet decapsulation and scatter
 	 * FCS, and decapsulation is needed, clear the hw_fcs_strip bit.
@@ -2392,10 +2401,7 @@ mlx5_port_args_config(struct mlx5_priv *priv, struct mlx5_kvargs_ctrl *mkvlist,
 		config->mps == MLX5_MPW_ENHANCED ? "enhanced " :
 		config->mps == MLX5_MPW ? "legacy " : "",
 		config->mps != MLX5_MPW_DISABLED ? "enabled" : "disabled");
-	/* LRO is supported only when DV flow enabled. */
-	if (dev_cap->lro_supported && !priv->sh->config.dv_flow_en)
-		dev_cap->lro_supported = 0;
-	if (dev_cap->lro_supported) {
+	if (priv->sh->config.lro_allowed) {
 		/*
 		 * If LRO timeout is not configured by application,
 		 * use the minimal supported value.
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index 8af84aef50..a56ee83d99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ struct mlx5_dev_cap {
 	/* HW has bug working with tunnel packet decap and scatter FCS. */
 	uint32_t hw_fcs_strip:1; /* FCS stripping is supported. */
 	uint32_t rt_timestamp:1; /* Realtime timestamp format. */
-	uint32_t lro_supported:1; /* Whether LRO is supported. */
 	uint32_t rq_delay_drop_en:1; /* Enable RxQ delay drop. */
 	uint32_t tunnel_en:3;
 	/* Whether tunnel stateless offloads are supported. */
@@ -308,6 +307,7 @@ struct mlx5_sh_config {
 	uint32_t decap_en:1; /* Whether decap will be used or not. */
 	uint32_t hw_fcs_strip:1; /* FCS stripping is supported. */
 	uint32_t allow_duplicate_pattern:1;
+	uint32_t lro_allowed:1; /* Whether LRO is allowed. */
 	/* Allow/Prevent the duplicate rules pattern. */
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_devx.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_devx.c
index 6886ae1f22..943aa8ef57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_devx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_devx.c
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ mlx5_devx_tir_attr_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const uint8_t *rss_key,
 	if (dev->data->dev_conf.lpbk_mode)
 		tir_attr->self_lb_block = MLX5_TIRC_SELF_LB_BLOCK_BLOCK_UNICAST;
 	if (lro) {
-		MLX5_ASSERT(priv->sh->dev_cap.lro_supported);
+		MLX5_ASSERT(priv->sh->config.lro_allowed);
 		tir_attr->lro_timeout_period_usecs = priv->config.lro_timeout;
 		tir_attr->lro_max_msg_sz = priv->max_lro_msg_size;
 		tir_attr->lro_enable_mask =
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
index eaf23d0df4..b1543b480e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ mlx5_get_rx_queue_offloads(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 			     RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM);
 	if (priv->sh->dev_cap.hw_vlan_strip)
 		offloads |= RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP;
-	if (priv->sh->dev_cap.lro_supported)
+	if (priv->sh->config.lro_allowed)
 		offloads |= RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO;
 	return offloads;
 }
@@ -843,9 +843,9 @@ mlx5_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
 	bool is_extmem = false;
 
 	if ((offloads & RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO) &&
-	    !priv->sh->dev_cap.lro_supported) {
+	    !priv->sh->config.lro_allowed) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR,
-			"Port %u queue %u LRO is configured but not supported.",
+			"Port %u queue %u LRO is configured but not allowed.",
 			dev->data->port_id, idx);
 		rte_errno = EINVAL;
 		return -rte_errno;
