diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
index 877d1122f787..bc1e5d41c292 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
@@ -300,6 +300,9 @@ static int mlx4_dev_cap(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_dev_cap *dev_cap)
 	/* Sense port always allowed on supported devices for ConnectX-1 and -2 */
 	if (mlx4_priv(dev)->pci_dev_data & MLX4_PCI_DEV_FORCE_SENSE_PORT)
 		dev->caps.flags |= MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG_SENSE_SUPPORT;
+	/* Don't do sense port on multifunction devices (for now at least) */
+	if (mlx4_is_mfunc(dev))
+		dev->caps.flags &= ~MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG_SENSE_SUPPORT;
 
 	dev->caps.log_num_macs  = log_num_mac;
 	dev->caps.log_num_vlans = MLX4_LOG_NUM_VLANS;