diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index 3ee1272dcf0e..815e8d8e3185 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -1552,6 +1552,7 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_port_create(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u16 local_port,
 	dev->vlan_features |= NETIF_F_IP_CSUM | NETIF_F_IPV6_CSUM;
 	dev->lltx = true;
 	dev->netns_immutable = true;
+	dev->request_ops_lock = true;
 
 	dev->min_mtu = ETH_MIN_MTU;
 	dev->max_mtu = MLXSW_PORT_MAX_MTU - MLXSW_PORT_ETH_FRAME_HDR;