diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cmd.c
index a681d7c0bb9f066f8d48ed068f68f0001dad8d0f..3350721bf515ea1d3c48df1592cddbf837c47946 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cmd.c
@@ -1993,7 +1993,6 @@ static void mlx4_master_do_cmd(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int slave, u8 cmd,
 			goto reset_slave;
 		slave_state[slave].vhcr_dma = ((u64) param) << 48;
 		priv->mfunc.master.slave_state[slave].cookie = 0;
-		mutex_init(&priv->mfunc.master.gen_eqe_mutex[slave]);
 		break;
 	case MLX4_COMM_CMD_VHCR1:
 		if (slave_state[slave].last_cmd != MLX4_COMM_CMD_VHCR0)
@@ -2225,6 +2224,7 @@ int mlx4_multi_func_init(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 		for (i = 0; i < dev->num_slaves; ++i) {
 			s_state = &priv->mfunc.master.slave_state[i];
 			s_state->last_cmd = MLX4_COMM_CMD_RESET;
+			mutex_init(&priv->mfunc.master.gen_eqe_mutex[i]);
 			for (j = 0; j < MLX4_EVENT_TYPES_NUM; ++j)
 				s_state->event_eq[j].eqn = -1;
 			__raw_writel((__force u32) 0,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c
index 264bc15c1ff212ad649c3547c8a8ffc0b2c22e43..6e70ffee8e87ee2fa9957adeb5994ca346bf155b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c
@@ -153,12 +153,10 @@ void mlx4_gen_slave_eqe(struct work_struct *work)
 
 		/* All active slaves need to receive the event */
 		if (slave == ALL_SLAVES) {
-			for (i = 0; i < dev->num_slaves; i++) {
-				if (i != dev->caps.function &&
-				    master->slave_state[i].active)
-					if (mlx4_GEN_EQE(dev, i, eqe))
-						mlx4_warn(dev, "Failed to generate event for slave %d\n",
-							  i);
+			for (i = 0; i <= dev->persist->num_vfs; i++) {
+				if (mlx4_GEN_EQE(dev, i, eqe))
+					mlx4_warn(dev, "Failed to generate event for slave %d\n",
+						  i);
 			}
 		} else {
 			if (mlx4_GEN_EQE(dev, slave, eqe))
@@ -203,13 +201,11 @@ static void mlx4_slave_event(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int slave,
 			     struct mlx4_eqe *eqe)
 {
 	struct mlx4_priv *priv = mlx4_priv(dev);
-	struct mlx4_slave_state *s_slave =
-		&priv->mfunc.master.slave_state[slave];
 
-	if (!s_slave->active) {
-		/*mlx4_warn(dev, "Trying to pass event to inactive slave\n");*/
+	if (slave < 0 || slave > dev->persist->num_vfs ||
+	    slave == dev->caps.function ||
+	    !priv->mfunc.master.slave_state[slave].active)
 		return;
-	}
 
 	slave_event(dev, slave, eqe);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c
index d97ca88c55b59e039af66991e4ad413f82984158..6e413ac4e94011c4ea85993b8471d5adfc84d5d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c
@@ -3095,6 +3095,12 @@ int mlx4_GEN_EQE(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int slave, struct mlx4_eqe *eqe)
 	if (!priv->mfunc.master.slave_state)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* check for slave valid, slave not PF, and slave active */
+	if (slave < 0 || slave > dev->persist->num_vfs ||
+	    slave == dev->caps.function ||
+	    !priv->mfunc.master.slave_state[slave].active)
+		return 0;
+
 	event_eq = &priv->mfunc.master.slave_state[slave].event_eq[eqe->type];
 
 	/* Create the event only if the slave is registered */