diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/port.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/port.c
index 787b7bb54d52acd094570283bf6793f1bfb0dab0..211c65087997dd5a92cc53a13f9fd3869927d09d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/port.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/port.c
@@ -193,10 +193,10 @@ int __mlx4_register_mac(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, u64 mac)
 	if (need_mf_bond) {
 		if (port == 1) {
 			mutex_lock(&table->mutex);
-			mutex_lock(&dup_table->mutex);
+			mutex_lock_nested(&dup_table->mutex, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 		} else {
 			mutex_lock(&dup_table->mutex);
-			mutex_lock(&table->mutex);
+			mutex_lock_nested(&table->mutex, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 		}
 	} else {
 		mutex_lock(&table->mutex);
@@ -389,10 +389,10 @@ void __mlx4_unregister_mac(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, u64 mac)
 	if (dup) {
 		if (port == 1) {
 			mutex_lock(&table->mutex);
-			mutex_lock(&dup_table->mutex);
+			mutex_lock_nested(&dup_table->mutex, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 		} else {
 			mutex_lock(&dup_table->mutex);
-			mutex_lock(&table->mutex);
+			mutex_lock_nested(&table->mutex, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 		}
 	} else {
 		mutex_lock(&table->mutex);
@@ -479,10 +479,10 @@ int __mlx4_replace_mac(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, int qpn, u64 new_mac)
 	if (dup) {
 		if (port == 1) {
 			mutex_lock(&table->mutex);
-			mutex_lock(&dup_table->mutex);
+			mutex_lock_nested(&dup_table->mutex, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 		} else {
 			mutex_lock(&dup_table->mutex);
-			mutex_lock(&table->mutex);
+			mutex_lock_nested(&table->mutex, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 		}
 	} else {
 		mutex_lock(&table->mutex);
@@ -588,10 +588,10 @@ int __mlx4_register_vlan(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, u16 vlan,
 	if (need_mf_bond) {
 		if (port == 1) {
 			mutex_lock(&table->mutex);
-			mutex_lock(&dup_table->mutex);
+			mutex_lock_nested(&dup_table->mutex, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 		} else {
 			mutex_lock(&dup_table->mutex);
-			mutex_lock(&table->mutex);
+			mutex_lock_nested(&table->mutex, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 		}
 	} else {
 		mutex_lock(&table->mutex);
@@ -764,10 +764,10 @@ void __mlx4_unregister_vlan(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port, u16 vlan)
 	if (dup) {
 		if (port == 1) {
 			mutex_lock(&table->mutex);
-			mutex_lock(&dup_table->mutex);
+			mutex_lock_nested(&dup_table->mutex, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 		} else {
 			mutex_lock(&dup_table->mutex);
-			mutex_lock(&table->mutex);
+			mutex_lock_nested(&table->mutex, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 		}
 	} else {
 		mutex_lock(&table->mutex);