diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index b6e2c153b4f7..4c7fa4a52b0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -1040,13 +1040,19 @@ void mlx5_esw_vport_disable(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, struct mlx5_vport *vport)
 	    (vport->info.ipsec_crypto_enabled || vport->info.ipsec_packet_enabled))
 		esw->enabled_ipsec_vf_count--;
 
+	/* Clear rx-mode before esw_vport_change_handle_locked(): on
+	 * MLX5_VPORT_PROMISC_CHANGE it calls esw_update_vport_mc_promisc()
+	 * when vport->allmulti_rule is set, repopulating mc_list with FDB
+	 * rules that dangle once the FDB is destroyed. NULL allmulti_rule
+	 * here skips that path.
+	 */
+	esw_apply_vport_rx_mode(esw, vport, false, false);
 	/* We don't assume VFs will cleanup after themselves.
 	 * Calling vport change handler while vport is disabled will cleanup
 	 * the vport resources.
 	 */
 	esw_vport_change_handle_locked(vport);
 	vport->enabled_events = 0;
-	esw_apply_vport_rx_mode(esw, vport, false, false);
 	esw_vport_cleanup(esw, vport);
 	esw->enabled_vports--;