diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index f6022c135ec0..914b380fd3ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -1295,12 +1295,15 @@ mlx5_eswitch_enable_pf_vf_vports(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 		ret = mlx5_eswitch_load_pf_vf_vport(esw, MLX5_VPORT_ECPF, enabled_events);
 		if (ret)
 			goto ecpf_err;
-		if (mlx5_core_ec_sriov_enabled(esw->dev)) {
-			ret = mlx5_eswitch_load_ec_vf_vports(esw, esw->esw_funcs.num_ec_vfs,
-							     enabled_events);
-			if (ret)
-				goto ec_vf_err;
-		}
+	}
+
+	/* Enable ECVF vports */
+	if (mlx5_core_ec_sriov_enabled(esw->dev)) {
+		ret = mlx5_eswitch_load_ec_vf_vports(esw,
+						     esw->esw_funcs.num_ec_vfs,
+						     enabled_events);
+		if (ret)
+			goto ec_vf_err;
 	}
 
 	/* Enable VF vports */
@@ -1331,9 +1334,11 @@ void mlx5_eswitch_disable_pf_vf_vports(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 {
 	mlx5_eswitch_unload_vf_vports(esw, esw->esw_funcs.num_vfs);
 
+	if (mlx5_core_ec_sriov_enabled(esw->dev))
+		mlx5_eswitch_unload_ec_vf_vports(esw,
+						 esw->esw_funcs.num_ec_vfs);
+
 	if (mlx5_ecpf_vport_exists(esw->dev)) {
-		if (mlx5_core_ec_sriov_enabled(esw->dev))
-			mlx5_eswitch_unload_ec_vf_vports(esw, esw->esw_funcs.num_vfs);
 		mlx5_eswitch_unload_pf_vf_vport(esw, MLX5_VPORT_ECPF);
 	}