diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index 0c4f1f30085aa845718f150d0e33187e07074869..bce2080eb86a1c07da557ca494e5d9cf2d9c6573 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ struct mlx5e_tstamp {
 
 enum {
 	MLX5E_RQ_STATE_ENABLED,
-	MLX5E_RQ_STATE_UMR_WQE_IN_PROGRESS,
 	MLX5E_RQ_STATE_AM,
 };
 
@@ -539,6 +538,7 @@ struct mlx5e_rq {
 			void                  *mtt_no_align;
 			u16                    num_strides;
 			u8                     log_stride_sz;
+			bool                   umr_in_progress;
 		} mpwqe;
 	};
 	struct {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 411fb68794bcd60572657fcb9cf35e73301a7510..2767a3ee81bc45ee7ff989ba284bd592fad82195 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -886,7 +886,8 @@ static void mlx5e_free_rx_descs(struct mlx5e_rq *rq)
 	u16 wqe_ix;
 
 	/* UMR WQE (if in progress) is always at wq->head */
-	if (test_bit(MLX5E_RQ_STATE_UMR_WQE_IN_PROGRESS, &rq->state))
+	if (rq->wq_type == MLX5_WQ_TYPE_LINKED_LIST_STRIDING_RQ &&
+	    rq->mpwqe.umr_in_progress)
 		mlx5e_free_rx_mpwqe(rq, &rq->mpwqe.info[wq->head]);
 
 	while (!mlx5_wq_ll_is_empty(wq)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
index a5522c3992a25e500be8e1802d5da5384b2b84bc..11dba994002903c3d9194ad88c6e2ef8f37dd2c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ void mlx5e_post_rx_mpwqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq)
 	struct mlx5_wq_ll *wq = &rq->wq;
 	struct mlx5e_rx_wqe *wqe = mlx5_wq_ll_get_wqe(wq, wq->head);
 
-	clear_bit(MLX5E_RQ_STATE_UMR_WQE_IN_PROGRESS, &rq->state);
+	rq->mpwqe.umr_in_progress = false;
 
 	if (unlikely(!MLX5E_TEST_BIT(rq->state, MLX5E_RQ_STATE_ENABLED))) {
 		mlx5e_free_rx_mpwqe(rq, &rq->mpwqe.info[wq->head]);
@@ -441,10 +441,13 @@ int mlx5e_alloc_rx_mpwqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_rx_wqe *wqe, u16 ix)
 {
 	int err;
 
+	if (rq->mpwqe.umr_in_progress)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	err = mlx5e_alloc_rx_umr_mpwqe(rq, ix);
 	if (unlikely(err))
 		return err;
-	set_bit(MLX5E_RQ_STATE_UMR_WQE_IN_PROGRESS, &rq->state);
+	rq->mpwqe.umr_in_progress = true;
 	mlx5e_post_umr_wqe(rq, ix);
 	return -EBUSY;
 }
@@ -467,9 +470,6 @@ bool mlx5e_post_rx_wqes(struct mlx5e_rq *rq)
 	if (mlx5_wq_ll_is_full(wq))
 		return false;
 
-	if (test_bit(MLX5E_RQ_STATE_UMR_WQE_IN_PROGRESS, &rq->state))
-		return true;
-
 	do {
 		struct mlx5e_rx_wqe *wqe = mlx5_wq_ll_get_wqe(wq, wq->head);