return 0;
 }
 
+static int mlx5e_flow_namespace_max_modify_action(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
+                                                 int namespace)
+{
+       if (namespace == MLX5_FLOW_NAMESPACE_FDB) /* FDB offloading */
+               return MLX5_CAP_ESW_FLOWTABLE_FDB(mdev, max_modify_header_actions);
+       else /* namespace is MLX5_FLOW_NAMESPACE_KERNEL - NIC offloading */
+               return MLX5_CAP_FLOWTABLE_NIC_RX(mdev, max_modify_header_actions);
+}
+
 static int alloc_mod_hdr_actions(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
                                 struct pedit_headers_action *hdrs,
                                 int namespace,
                hdrs[TCA_PEDIT_KEY_EX_CMD_ADD].pedits;
        action_size = MLX5_UN_SZ_BYTES(set_action_in_add_action_in_auto);
 
-       if (namespace == MLX5_FLOW_NAMESPACE_FDB) /* FDB offloading */
-               max_actions = MLX5_CAP_ESW_FLOWTABLE_FDB(priv->mdev, max_modify_header_actions);
-       else /* namespace is MLX5_FLOW_NAMESPACE_KERNEL - NIC offloading */
-               max_actions = MLX5_CAP_FLOWTABLE_NIC_RX(priv->mdev, max_modify_header_actions);
-
+       max_actions = mlx5e_flow_namespace_max_modify_action(priv->mdev, namespace);
        /* can get up to crazingly 16 HW actions in 32 bits pedit SW key */
        max_actions = min(max_actions, nkeys * 16);
 
                goto out_err;
        }
 
+       if (!mlx5e_flow_namespace_max_modify_action(priv->mdev, namespace)) {
+               NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+                                  "The pedit offload action is not supported");
+               goto out_err;
+       }
+
        mask = act->mangle.mask;
        val = act->mangle.val;
        offset = act->mangle.offset;
                        }
                        break;
                default:
-                       return -EINVAL;
+                       NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "The offload action is not supported");
+                       return -EOPNOTSUPP;
                }
        }
 
                        break;
                        }
                default:
-                       return -EINVAL;
+                       NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "The offload action is not supported");
+                       return -EOPNOTSUPP;
                }
        }