diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
index d53de39539a8fd..d532883b42d7c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
@@ -1920,9 +1920,10 @@ static void mlx5_cmd_err_trace(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u16 opcode, u16 op_mod
 static void cmd_status_log(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u16 opcode, u8 status,
 			   u32 syndrome, int err)
 {
+	const char *namep = mlx5_command_str(opcode);
 	struct mlx5_cmd_stats *stats;
 
-	if (!err)
+	if (!err || !(strcmp(namep, "unknown command opcode")))
 		return;
 
 	stats = &dev->cmd.stats[opcode];