diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
index e922fb872865..0adb98b8dacc 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
@@ -1691,7 +1691,8 @@ static void deallocate_uars(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev,
 }
 
 static int mlx5_ib_enable_lb_mp(struct mlx5_core_dev *master,
-				struct mlx5_core_dev *slave)
+				struct mlx5_core_dev *slave,
+				struct mlx5_ib_lb_state *lb_state)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -1703,6 +1704,7 @@ static int mlx5_ib_enable_lb_mp(struct mlx5_core_dev *master,
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
+	lb_state->force_enable = true;
 	return 0;
 
 out:
@@ -1711,16 +1713,22 @@ out:
 }
 
 static void mlx5_ib_disable_lb_mp(struct mlx5_core_dev *master,
-				  struct mlx5_core_dev *slave)
+				  struct mlx5_core_dev *slave,
+				  struct mlx5_ib_lb_state *lb_state)
 {
 	mlx5_nic_vport_update_local_lb(slave, false);
 	mlx5_nic_vport_update_local_lb(master, false);
+
+	lb_state->force_enable = false;
 }
 
 int mlx5_ib_enable_lb(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, bool td, bool qp)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 
+	if (dev->lb.force_enable)
+		return 0;
+
 	mutex_lock(&dev->lb.mutex);
 	if (td)
 		dev->lb.user_td++;
@@ -1742,6 +1750,9 @@ int mlx5_ib_enable_lb(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, bool td, bool qp)
 
 void mlx5_ib_disable_lb(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, bool td, bool qp)
 {
+	if (dev->lb.force_enable)
+		return;
+
 	mutex_lock(&dev->lb.mutex);
 	if (td)
 		dev->lb.user_td--;
@@ -3251,7 +3262,7 @@ static void mlx5_ib_unbind_slave_port(struct mlx5_ib_dev *ibdev,
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&mlx5_ib_multiport_mutex);
 
-	mlx5_ib_disable_lb_mp(ibdev->mdev, mpi->mdev);
+	mlx5_ib_disable_lb_mp(ibdev->mdev, mpi->mdev, &ibdev->lb);
 
 	mlx5_core_mp_event_replay(ibdev->mdev,
 				  MLX5_DRIVER_EVENT_AFFILIATION_REMOVED,
@@ -3348,7 +3359,7 @@ static bool mlx5_ib_bind_slave_port(struct mlx5_ib_dev *ibdev,
 				  MLX5_DRIVER_EVENT_AFFILIATION_DONE,
 				  &key);
 
-	err = mlx5_ib_enable_lb_mp(ibdev->mdev, mpi->mdev);
+	err = mlx5_ib_enable_lb_mp(ibdev->mdev, mpi->mdev, &ibdev->lb);
 	if (err)
 		goto unbind;
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
index 94678e5c59dd..9b780f48a382 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
@@ -1065,6 +1065,7 @@ struct mlx5_ib_lb_state {
 	u32			user_td;
 	int			qps;
 	bool			enabled;
+	bool			force_enable;
 };
 
 struct mlx5_ib_pf_eq {