diff --git a/cnf-tests/testsuites/e2esuite/dpdk/dpdk.go b/cnf-tests/testsuites/e2esuite/dpdk/dpdk.go
index 738381627b..aaaa8d1576 100644
--- a/cnf-tests/testsuites/e2esuite/dpdk/dpdk.go
+++ b/cnf-tests/testsuites/e2esuite/dpdk/dpdk.go
@@ -709,6 +709,11 @@ func findSriovDeviceForDPDK(sriovInfos *sriovcluster.EnabledNodes, nodeNames []s
 				if sriovInfos.IsSecureBootEnabled[nodeName] && iface.Vendor == networks.MlxVendorID {
 					continue
 				}
+
+				if networks.IsIntelDisabledNic(iface) {
+					continue
+				}
+
 				return nodeName, &iface, true
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/cnf-tests/testsuites/pkg/networks/sriov.go b/cnf-tests/testsuites/pkg/networks/sriov.go
index 1089e252ce..d1fca2c36a 100644
--- a/cnf-tests/testsuites/pkg/networks/sriov.go
+++ b/cnf-tests/testsuites/pkg/networks/sriov.go
@@ -125,6 +125,16 @@ func GetSupportedSriovNics() (map[string]string, error) {
 	return supportedNicsConfigMap.Data, nil
 }
 
+// if the sriov is not able in the kernel for intel nic the totalVF will be 0 so we skip the device
+// That is not the case for Mellanox devices that will report 0 until we configure the sriov interfaces
+// with the mstconfig package
+func IsIntelDisabledNic(iface sriovv1.InterfaceExt) bool {
+	if iface.Vendor == IntelVendorID && iface.TotalVfs == 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func CreateSriovPolicyAndNetworkDPDKOnlyWithVhost(dpdkResourceName, workerCnfLabelSelector string) {
 	createSriovPolicyAndNetwork(dpdkResourceName, workerCnfLabelSelector, true)
 }
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-network-operator/test/util/cluster/cluster.go b/vendor/github.com/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-network-operator/test/util/cluster/cluster.go
index f571f68f99..387cac9054 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-network-operator/test/util/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-network-operator/test/util/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@ func (n *EnabledNodes) FindOneSriovDevice(node string) (*sriovv1.InterfaceExt, e
 				continue
 			}
 
+			// if the sriov is not able in the kernel for intel nic the totalVF will be 0 so we skip the device
+			// That is not the case for Mellanox devices that will report 0 until we configure the sriov interfaces
+			// with the mstconfig package
+			if itf.Vendor == intelVendorID && itf.TotalVfs == 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+
 			return &itf, nil
 		}
 	}
@@ -126,6 +133,13 @@ func (n *EnabledNodes) FindSriovDevices(node string) ([]*sriovv1.InterfaceExt, e
 				continue
 			}
 
+			// if the sriov is not able in the kernel for intel nic the totalVF will be 0 so we skip the device
+			// That is not the case for Mellanox devices that will report 0 until we configure the sriov interfaces
+			// with the mstconfig package
+			if itf.Vendor == intelVendorID && itf.TotalVfs == 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+
 			devices = append(devices, &s.Status.Interfaces[i])
 		}
 	}
@@ -136,7 +150,7 @@ func (n *EnabledNodes) FindSriovDevices(node string) ([]*sriovv1.InterfaceExt, e
 func (n *EnabledNodes) FindOneVfioSriovDevice() (string, sriovv1.InterfaceExt) {
 	for _, node := range n.Nodes {
 		for _, nic := range n.States[node].Status.Interfaces {
-			if nic.Vendor == intelVendorID && sriovv1.IsSupportedModel(nic.Vendor, nic.DeviceID) {
+			if nic.Vendor == intelVendorID && sriovv1.IsSupportedModel(nic.Vendor, nic.DeviceID) && nic.TotalVfs != 0 {
 				return node, nic
 			}
 		}