diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c
index ad32b80e8501..01c0e1ee918d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c
@@ -679,8 +679,10 @@ static int mlx5_deactivate_lag(struct mlx5_lag *ldev)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	if (test_bit(MLX5_LAG_MODE_FLAG_HASH_BASED, &flags))
+	if (test_bit(MLX5_LAG_MODE_FLAG_HASH_BASED, &flags)) {
 		mlx5_lag_port_sel_destroy(ldev);
+		ldev->buckets = 1;
+	}
 	if (mlx5_lag_has_drop_rule(ldev))
 		mlx5_lag_drop_rule_cleanup(ldev);