diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index 8fa8fdd30b8509f73a27fe4d31b094dfceda5e5d..448a92561567fc03b42702fd0c68aae5c8422bd6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@ struct mlx5e_channel_stats {
 enum {
 	MLX5E_STATE_OPENED,
 	MLX5E_STATE_DESTROYING,
+	MLX5E_STATE_XDP_TX_ENABLED,
 };
 
 struct mlx5e_rqt {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.c
index 3740177eed092f60a7b07f20b7199b81254b0d90..03b2a9f9c5895af92bcefad0b3525757aa0191c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.c
@@ -365,7 +365,8 @@ int mlx5e_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev, int n, struct xdp_frame **frames,
 	int sq_num;
 	int i;
 
-	if (unlikely(!test_bit(MLX5E_STATE_OPENED, &priv->state)))
+	/* this flag is sufficient, no need to test internal sq state */
+	if (unlikely(!mlx5e_xdp_tx_is_enabled(priv)))
 		return -ENETDOWN;
 
 	if (unlikely(flags & ~XDP_XMIT_FLAGS_MASK))
@@ -378,9 +379,6 @@ int mlx5e_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev, int n, struct xdp_frame **frames,
 
 	sq = &priv->channels.c[sq_num]->xdpsq;
 
-	if (unlikely(!test_bit(MLX5E_SQ_STATE_ENABLED, &sq->state)))
-		return -ENETDOWN;
-
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
 		struct xdp_frame *xdpf = frames[i];
 		struct mlx5e_xdp_info xdpi;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.h
index 3a67cb3cd1799c13d2deffdbbe9eb20315c2bcbe..ee27a7c8cd87d5121361f22344b53a21a7fb408b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.h
@@ -50,6 +50,23 @@ void mlx5e_xdp_rx_poll_complete(struct mlx5e_rq *rq);
 int mlx5e_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev, int n, struct xdp_frame **frames,
 		   u32 flags);
 
+static inline void mlx5e_xdp_tx_enable(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+{
+	set_bit(MLX5E_STATE_XDP_TX_ENABLED, &priv->state);
+}
+
+static inline void mlx5e_xdp_tx_disable(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+{
+	clear_bit(MLX5E_STATE_XDP_TX_ENABLED, &priv->state);
+	/* let other device's napi(s) see our new state */
+	synchronize_rcu();
+}
+
+static inline bool mlx5e_xdp_tx_is_enabled(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+{
+	return test_bit(MLX5E_STATE_XDP_TX_ENABLED, &priv->state);
+}
+
 static inline void mlx5e_xmit_xdp_doorbell(struct mlx5e_xdpsq *sq)
 {
 	if (sq->doorbell_cseg) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 01819e5c9975dbc43db13f84822ee5da1f0d5caf..93e50ccd44c30749f3dc2a070fdedf2628bd313d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -2938,6 +2938,7 @@ void mlx5e_activate_priv_channels(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 
 	mlx5e_build_tx2sq_maps(priv);
 	mlx5e_activate_channels(&priv->channels);
+	mlx5e_xdp_tx_enable(priv);
 	netif_tx_start_all_queues(priv->netdev);
 
 	if (mlx5e_is_vport_rep(priv))
@@ -2959,6 +2960,7 @@ void mlx5e_deactivate_priv_channels(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	 */
 	netif_tx_stop_all_queues(priv->netdev);
 	netif_tx_disable(priv->netdev);
+	mlx5e_xdp_tx_disable(priv);
 	mlx5e_deactivate_channels(&priv->channels);
 }