diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
index bc7930d0c5647..c2314797afc9b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
@@ -3639,7 +3639,8 @@ static int mlx5_ib_init_multiport_master(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev)
 		list_for_each_entry(mpi, &mlx5_ib_unaffiliated_port_list,
 				    list) {
 			if (dev->sys_image_guid == mpi->sys_image_guid &&
-			    (mlx5_core_native_port_num(mpi->mdev) - 1) == i) {
+			    (mlx5_core_native_port_num(mpi->mdev) - 1) == i &&
+			    mlx5_core_same_coredev_type(dev->mdev, mpi->mdev)) {
 				bound = mlx5_ib_bind_slave_port(dev, mpi);
 			}
 
@@ -4785,7 +4786,8 @@ static int mlx5r_mp_probe(struct auxiliary_device *adev,
 
 	mutex_lock(&mlx5_ib_multiport_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(dev, &mlx5_ib_dev_list, ib_dev_list) {
-		if (dev->sys_image_guid == mpi->sys_image_guid)
+		if (dev->sys_image_guid == mpi->sys_image_guid &&
+		    mlx5_core_same_coredev_type(dev->mdev, mpi->mdev))
 			bound = mlx5_ib_bind_slave_port(dev, mpi);
 
 		if (bound) {
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
index fc7e6153b73d9..4f9e6f6dbaaba 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
@@ -1202,6 +1202,12 @@ static inline bool mlx5_core_is_vf(const struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	return dev->coredev_type == MLX5_COREDEV_VF;
 }
 
+static inline bool mlx5_core_same_coredev_type(const struct mlx5_core_dev *dev1,
+					       const struct mlx5_core_dev *dev2)
+{
+	return dev1->coredev_type == dev2->coredev_type;
+}
+
 static inline bool mlx5_core_is_ecpf(const struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
 	return dev->caps.embedded_cpu;