diff --git a/sys/dev/mlx5/driver.h b/sys/dev/mlx5/driver.h
index db1c9f0bb46c..cdefe7e013f6 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mlx5/driver.h
+++ b/sys/dev/mlx5/driver.h
@@ -723,7 +723,8 @@ struct mlx5_core_dev {
 	u32			vsc_addr;
 	u32			issi;
 	struct mlx5_special_contexts special_contexts;
-	unsigned int module_status[MLX5_MAX_PORTS];
+	unsigned int module_status;
+	unsigned int module_num;
 	struct mlx5_flow_root_namespace *root_ns;
 	struct mlx5_flow_root_namespace *fdb_root_ns;
 	struct mlx5_flow_root_namespace *esw_egress_root_ns;
diff --git a/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_core/mlx5_eq.c b/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_core/mlx5_eq.c
index 29c12e41650e..1090f8638171 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_core/mlx5_eq.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_core/mlx5_eq.c
@@ -690,9 +690,9 @@ static const char *mlx5_port_module_event_error_type_to_string(u8 error_type)
 
 unsigned int mlx5_query_module_status(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int module_num)
 {
-	if (module_num < 0 || module_num >= MLX5_MAX_PORTS)
-		return 0;		/* undefined */
-	return dev->module_status[module_num];
+	if (module_num != dev->module_num)
+		return 0;		/* module num doesn't equal to what FW reported */
+	return dev->module_status;
 }
 
 static void mlx5_port_module_event(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
@@ -740,8 +740,8 @@ static void mlx5_port_module_event(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 		    "Module %u, unknown status %d\n", module_num, module_status);
 	}
 	/* store module status */
-	if (module_num < MLX5_MAX_PORTS)
-		dev->module_status[module_num] = module_status;
+	dev->module_status = module_status;
+	dev->module_num = module_num;
 }
 
 static void mlx5_port_general_notification_event(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,