diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
index 975828521913..77158b31eb0b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ static int mlx5e_set_settings(struct net_device *netdev,
 	u32 link_modes;
 	u32 speed;
 	u32 eth_proto_cap, eth_proto_admin;
-	u8 port_status;
+	enum mlx5_port_status ps;
 	int err;
 
 	speed = ethtool_cmd_speed(cmd);
@@ -662,24 +662,13 @@ static int mlx5e_set_settings(struct net_device *netdev,
 	if (link_modes == eth_proto_admin)
 		goto out;
 
-	err = mlx5_set_port_proto(mdev, link_modes, MLX5_PTYS_EN);
-	if (err) {
-		netdev_err(netdev, "%s: set port eth proto admin failed: %d\n",
-			   __func__, err);
-		goto out;
-	}
+	mlx5_query_port_admin_status(mdev, &ps);
+	if (ps == MLX5_PORT_UP)
+		mlx5_set_port_admin_status(mdev, MLX5_PORT_DOWN);
+	mlx5_set_port_proto(mdev, link_modes, MLX5_PTYS_EN);
+	if (ps == MLX5_PORT_UP)
+		mlx5_set_port_admin_status(mdev, MLX5_PORT_UP);
 
-	err = mlx5_query_port_status(mdev, &port_status);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-
-	if (port_status == MLX5_PORT_DOWN)
-		return 0;
-
-	err = mlx5_set_port_status(mdev, MLX5_PORT_DOWN);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-	err = mlx5_set_port_status(mdev, MLX5_PORT_UP);
 out:
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/port.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/port.c
index 70147999f657..f8db52bd8f18 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/port.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/port.c
@@ -216,22 +216,25 @@ int mlx5_set_port_proto(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u32 proto_admin,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mlx5_set_port_proto);
 
-int mlx5_set_port_status(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
-			 enum mlx5_port_status status)
+int mlx5_set_port_admin_status(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
+			       enum mlx5_port_status status)
 {
 	u32 in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(paos_reg)];
 	u32 out[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(paos_reg)];
 
 	memset(in, 0, sizeof(in));
 
+	MLX5_SET(paos_reg, in, local_port, 1);
 	MLX5_SET(paos_reg, in, admin_status, status);
 	MLX5_SET(paos_reg, in, ase, 1);
 
 	return mlx5_core_access_reg(dev, in, sizeof(in), out,
 				    sizeof(out), MLX5_REG_PAOS, 0, 1);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mlx5_set_port_admin_status);
 
-int mlx5_query_port_status(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u8 *status)
+int mlx5_query_port_admin_status(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
+				 enum mlx5_port_status *status)
 {
 	u32 in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(paos_reg)];
 	u32 out[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(paos_reg)];
@@ -239,14 +242,17 @@ int mlx5_query_port_status(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u8 *status)
 
 	memset(in, 0, sizeof(in));
 
+	MLX5_SET(paos_reg, in, local_port, 1);
+
 	err = mlx5_core_access_reg(dev, in, sizeof(in), out,
 				   sizeof(out), MLX5_REG_PAOS, 0, 0);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	*status = MLX5_GET(paos_reg, out, oper_status);
+	*status = MLX5_GET(paos_reg, out, admin_status);
 	return err;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mlx5_query_port_admin_status);
 
 static void mlx5_query_port_mtu(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int *admin_mtu,
 				int *max_mtu, int *oper_mtu, u8 port)
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
index 2039546b0ec6..4b5d7fc88d0f 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ enum mlx5_dev_event {
 };
 
 enum mlx5_port_status {
-	MLX5_PORT_UP        = 1 << 1,
-	MLX5_PORT_DOWN      = 1 << 2,
+	MLX5_PORT_UP        = 1,
+	MLX5_PORT_DOWN      = 2,
 };
 
 struct mlx5_uuar_info {
@@ -761,9 +761,10 @@ int mlx5_query_port_proto_oper(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 			       u8 local_port);
 int mlx5_set_port_proto(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u32 proto_admin,
 			int proto_mask);
-int mlx5_set_port_status(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
-			 enum mlx5_port_status status);
-int mlx5_query_port_status(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u8 *status);
+int mlx5_set_port_admin_status(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
+			       enum mlx5_port_status status);
+int mlx5_query_port_admin_status(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
+				 enum mlx5_port_status *status);
 
 int mlx5_set_port_mtu(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int mtu, u8 port);
 void mlx5_query_port_max_mtu(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int *max_mtu, u8 port);