diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 8507ebec1266..d84d9cdbdbd4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -5359,6 +5359,7 @@ mlx5e_create_netdev(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, const struct mlx5e_profile *prof
 	}
 
 	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
+	netif_tx_disable(netdev);
 	dev_net_set(netdev, mlx5_core_net(mdev));
 
 	return netdev;