diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index be5ef036401dce..cf270f6c90e883 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -3781,14 +3781,7 @@ static void mlx5e_nic_enable(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 
 	mlx5_lag_add(mdev, netdev);
 
-	if (mlx5e_vxlan_allowed(mdev)) {
-		rtnl_lock();
-		udp_tunnel_get_rx_info(netdev);
-		rtnl_unlock();
-	}
-
 	mlx5e_enable_async_events(priv);
-	queue_work(priv->wq, &priv->set_rx_mode_work);
 
 	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, vport_group_manager)) {
 		mlx5_query_nic_vport_mac_address(mdev, 0, rep.hw_id);
@@ -3798,6 +3791,18 @@ static void mlx5e_nic_enable(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 		rep.netdev = netdev;
 		mlx5_eswitch_register_vport_rep(esw, 0, &rep);
 	}
+
+	if (netdev->reg_state != NETREG_REGISTERED)
+		return;
+
+	/* Device already registered: sync netdev system state */
+	if (mlx5e_vxlan_allowed(mdev)) {
+		rtnl_lock();
+		udp_tunnel_get_rx_info(netdev);
+		rtnl_unlock();
+	}
+
+	queue_work(priv->wq, &priv->set_rx_mode_work);
 }
 
 static void mlx5e_nic_disable(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)