diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index d4cde65550632..8d0b915a31214 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -1038,11 +1038,8 @@ const u32 *mlx5_esw_query_functions(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
-static void mlx5_eswitch_event_handlers_register(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
+static void mlx5_eswitch_event_handler_register(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 {
-	MLX5_NB_INIT(&esw->nb, eswitch_vport_event, NIC_VPORT_CHANGE);
-	mlx5_eq_notifier_register(esw->dev, &esw->nb);
-
 	if (esw->mode == MLX5_ESWITCH_OFFLOADS && mlx5_eswitch_is_funcs_handler(esw->dev)) {
 		MLX5_NB_INIT(&esw->esw_funcs.nb, mlx5_esw_funcs_changed_handler,
 			     ESW_FUNCTIONS_CHANGED);
@@ -1050,13 +1047,11 @@ static void mlx5_eswitch_event_handlers_register(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 	}
 }
 
-static void mlx5_eswitch_event_handlers_unregister(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
+static void mlx5_eswitch_event_handler_unregister(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 {
 	if (esw->mode == MLX5_ESWITCH_OFFLOADS && mlx5_eswitch_is_funcs_handler(esw->dev))
 		mlx5_eq_notifier_unregister(esw->dev, &esw->esw_funcs.nb);
 
-	mlx5_eq_notifier_unregister(esw->dev, &esw->nb);
-
 	flush_workqueue(esw->work_queue);
 }
 
@@ -1483,6 +1478,9 @@ int mlx5_eswitch_enable_locked(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, int num_vfs)
 
 	mlx5_eswitch_update_num_of_vfs(esw, num_vfs);
 
+	MLX5_NB_INIT(&esw->nb, eswitch_vport_event, NIC_VPORT_CHANGE);
+	mlx5_eq_notifier_register(esw->dev, &esw->nb);
+
 	if (esw->mode == MLX5_ESWITCH_LEGACY) {
 		err = esw_legacy_enable(esw);
 	} else {
@@ -1495,7 +1493,7 @@ int mlx5_eswitch_enable_locked(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, int num_vfs)
 
 	esw->fdb_table.flags |= MLX5_ESW_FDB_CREATED;
 
-	mlx5_eswitch_event_handlers_register(esw);
+	mlx5_eswitch_event_handler_register(esw);
 
 	esw_info(esw->dev, "Enable: mode(%s), nvfs(%d), necvfs(%d), active vports(%d)\n",
 		 esw->mode == MLX5_ESWITCH_LEGACY ? "LEGACY" : "OFFLOADS",
@@ -1622,7 +1620,8 @@ void mlx5_eswitch_disable_locked(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 	 */
 	mlx5_esw_mode_change_notify(esw, MLX5_ESWITCH_LEGACY);
 
-	mlx5_eswitch_event_handlers_unregister(esw);
+	mlx5_eq_notifier_unregister(esw->dev, &esw->nb);
+	mlx5_eswitch_event_handler_unregister(esw);
 
 	esw_info(esw->dev, "Disable: mode(%s), nvfs(%d), necvfs(%d), active vports(%d)\n",
 		 esw->mode == MLX5_ESWITCH_LEGACY ? "LEGACY" : "OFFLOADS",