diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/main.c
index eac0bfc1fc996ce7cd361ea629500023181b9ec9..3ac8aa5ef37de2c5242125077eef78035d565901 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/main.c
@@ -791,6 +791,9 @@ static struct qedr_dev *qedr_add(struct qed_dev *cdev, struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		if (device_create_file(&dev->ibdev.dev, qedr_attributes[i]))
 			goto sysfs_err;
 
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(QEDR_ENET_STATE_BIT, &dev->enet_state))
+		qedr_ib_dispatch_event(dev, QEDR_PORT, IB_EVENT_PORT_ACTIVE);
+
 	DP_DEBUG(dev, QEDR_MSG_INIT, "qedr driver loaded successfully\n");
 	return dev;
 
@@ -823,11 +826,10 @@ static void qedr_remove(struct qedr_dev *dev)
 	ib_dealloc_device(&dev->ibdev);
 }
 
-static int qedr_close(struct qedr_dev *dev)
+static void qedr_close(struct qedr_dev *dev)
 {
-	qedr_ib_dispatch_event(dev, 1, IB_EVENT_PORT_ERR);
-
-	return 0;
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(QEDR_ENET_STATE_BIT, &dev->enet_state))
+		qedr_ib_dispatch_event(dev, QEDR_PORT, IB_EVENT_PORT_ERR);
 }
 
 static void qedr_shutdown(struct qedr_dev *dev)
@@ -836,6 +838,12 @@ static void qedr_shutdown(struct qedr_dev *dev)
 	qedr_remove(dev);
 }
 
+static void qedr_open(struct qedr_dev *dev)
+{
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(QEDR_ENET_STATE_BIT, &dev->enet_state))
+		qedr_ib_dispatch_event(dev, QEDR_PORT, IB_EVENT_PORT_ACTIVE);
+}
+
 static void qedr_mac_address_change(struct qedr_dev *dev)
 {
 	union ib_gid *sgid = &dev->sgid_tbl[0];
@@ -862,7 +870,7 @@ static void qedr_mac_address_change(struct qedr_dev *dev)
 
 	ether_addr_copy(dev->gsi_ll2_mac_address, dev->ndev->dev_addr);
 
-	qedr_ib_dispatch_event(dev, 1, IB_EVENT_GID_CHANGE);
+	qedr_ib_dispatch_event(dev, QEDR_PORT, IB_EVENT_GID_CHANGE);
 
 	if (rc)
 		DP_ERR(dev, "Error updating mac filter\n");
@@ -876,7 +884,7 @@ static void qedr_notify(struct qedr_dev *dev, enum qede_roce_event event)
 {
 	switch (event) {
 	case QEDE_UP:
-		qedr_ib_dispatch_event(dev, 1, IB_EVENT_PORT_ACTIVE);
+		qedr_open(dev);
 		break;
 	case QEDE_DOWN:
 		qedr_close(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/qedr.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/qedr.h
index 94319abb0df2b34d33588d489f5c4402e86e7478..bb32e4792ec9f022d201c0585bcce7a7cbae179c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/qedr.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/qedr.h
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ struct qedr_device_attr {
 	struct qed_rdma_events events;
 };
 
+#define QEDR_ENET_STATE_BIT	(0)
+
 struct qedr_dev {
 	struct ib_device	ibdev;
 	struct qed_dev		*cdev;
@@ -153,6 +155,8 @@ struct qedr_dev {
 	struct qedr_cq		*gsi_sqcq;
 	struct qedr_cq		*gsi_rqcq;
 	struct qedr_qp		*gsi_qp;
+
+	unsigned long enet_state;
 };
 
 #define QEDR_MAX_SQ_PBL			(0x8000)
@@ -188,6 +192,7 @@ struct qedr_dev {
 #define QEDR_ROCE_MAX_CNQ_SIZE		(0x4000)
 
 #define QEDR_MAX_PORT			(1)
+#define QEDR_PORT			(1)
 
 #define QEDR_UVERBS(CMD_NAME) (1ull << IB_USER_VERBS_CMD_##CMD_NAME)