diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index 0dfd5742c6fe9..9daf55e90367b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -1464,6 +1464,7 @@ void mlx5_eswitch_disable(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 	mlx5_lag_disable_change(esw->dev);
 	down_write(&esw->mode_lock);
 	mlx5_eswitch_disable_locked(esw);
+	esw->mode = MLX5_ESWITCH_LEGACY;
 	up_write(&esw->mode_lock);
 	mlx5_lag_enable_change(esw->dev);
 }