diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index 7d100cd4afaba..b4b8cb7885739 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -2897,7 +2897,8 @@ void mlx5_esw_offloads_devcom_init(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u64 key)
 	if (!MLX5_CAP_ESW(esw->dev, merged_eswitch))
 		return;
 
-	if (!mlx5_lag_is_supported(esw->dev))
+	if ((MLX5_VPORT_MANAGER(esw->dev) || mlx5_core_is_ecpf_esw_manager(esw->dev)) &&
+	    !mlx5_lag_is_supported(esw->dev))
 		return;
 
 	xa_init(&esw->paired);