diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index fc197d1dc9df..e7561f0f89b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -2460,13 +2460,20 @@ static int mlx5_esw_vports_init(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (mlx5_ecpf_vport_exists(dev) ||
-	    mlx5_core_is_ecpf_esw_manager(dev)) {
+	if (mlx5_ecpf_vport_exists(dev)) {
 		err = mlx5_esw_vport_alloc(esw, idx, MLX5_VPORT_ECPF);
 		if (err)
 			goto err;
 		idx++;
 	}
+
+	if (!xa_load(&esw->vports, esw->manager_vport)) {
+		err = mlx5_esw_vport_alloc(esw, idx, esw->manager_vport);
+		if (err)
+			goto err;
+		idx++;
+	}
+
 	err = mlx5_esw_vport_alloc(esw, idx, MLX5_VPORT_UPLINK);
 	if (err)
 		goto err;
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/eswitch.h b/include/linux/mlx5/eswitch.h
index a0dd162baa78..03d3620141c8 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/eswitch.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/eswitch.h
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ static inline bool is_mdev_switchdev_mode(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 /* The returned number is valid only when the dev is eswitch manager. */
 static inline u16 mlx5_eswitch_manager_vport(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
+	if (MLX5_CAP_ESW(dev, esw_manager_vport_number_valid))
+		return MLX5_CAP_ESW(dev, esw_manager_vport_number);
+
 	return mlx5_core_is_ecpf_esw_manager(dev) ?
 		MLX5_VPORT_ECPF : MLX5_VPORT_HOST_PF;
 }