diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
index 02809114fc79..794b869579ad 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
@@ -1631,14 +1631,15 @@ static int mlx5_ib_query_port_speed_from_vport(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 					       u32 port_num)
 {
 	u32 max_tx_speed;
+	u8 vport_state;
 	int err;
 
 	err = mlx5_query_vport_max_tx_speed(mdev, op_mod, vport, other_vport,
-					    &max_tx_speed);
+					    &max_tx_speed, &vport_state);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (max_tx_speed == 0)
+	if (vport_state == VPORT_STATE_DOWN || max_tx_speed == 0)
 		/* Value 0 indicates field not supported, fallback */
 		return mlx5_ib_query_port_speed_from_port(dev, port_num,
 							  speed);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/vport.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/vport.c
index 01ae383d300a..78f3d15b599d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/vport.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/vport.c
@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ int mlx5_modify_vport_max_tx_speed(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, u8 opmod,
 }
 
 int mlx5_query_vport_max_tx_speed(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, u8 op_mod,
-				  u16 vport, u8 other_vport, u32 *max_tx_speed)
+				  u16 vport, u8 other_vport,
+				  u32 *max_tx_speed, u8 *state)
 {
 	u32 out[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(query_vport_state_out)] = {};
 	u32 in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(query_vport_state_in)] = {};
-	u32 state;
 	int err;
 
 	MLX5_SET(query_vport_state_in, in, opcode,
@@ -148,13 +148,9 @@ int mlx5_query_vport_max_tx_speed(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, u8 op_mod,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	state = MLX5_GET(query_vport_state_out, out, state);
-	if (state == VPORT_STATE_DOWN) {
-		*max_tx_speed = 0;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	*max_tx_speed = MLX5_GET(query_vport_state_out, out, max_tx_speed);
+	if (state)
+		*state = MLX5_GET(query_vport_state_out, out, state);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mlx5_query_vport_max_tx_speed);
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/vport.h b/include/linux/mlx5/vport.h
index 577168a4ca0c..57c6b5bacedb 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/vport.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/vport.h
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ u8 mlx5_query_vport_state(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, u8 opmod, u16 vport);
 int mlx5_modify_vport_admin_state(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, u8 opmod,
 				  u16 vport, u8 other_vport, u8 state);
 int mlx5_query_vport_max_tx_speed(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, u8 op_mod,
-				  u16 vport, u8 other_vport, u32 *max_tx_speed);
+				  u16 vport, u8 other_vport,
+				  u32 *max_tx_speed, u8 *state);
 int mlx5_modify_vport_max_tx_speed(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, u8 opmod,
 				   u16 vport, u8 other_vport, u16 max_tx_speed);
 int mlx5_query_nic_vport_mac_address(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,