diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c
index c5d7bf662784..c4ca4e157ff7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c
@@ -579,17 +579,6 @@ static void *pci_get_other_drvdata(struct device *this, struct device *other)
 	return pci_get_drvdata(to_pci_dev(other));
 }
 
-static int next_phys_dev(struct device *dev, const void *data)
-{
-	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, *this = (struct mlx5_core_dev *)data;
-
-	mdev = pci_get_other_drvdata(this->device, dev);
-	if (!mdev)
-		return 0;
-
-	return _next_phys_dev(mdev, data);
-}
-
 static int next_phys_dev_lag(struct device *dev, const void *data)
 {
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, *this = (struct mlx5_core_dev *)data;
@@ -622,13 +611,6 @@ static struct mlx5_core_dev *mlx5_get_next_dev(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 	return pci_get_drvdata(to_pci_dev(next));
 }
 
-/* Must be called with intf_mutex held */
-struct mlx5_core_dev *mlx5_get_next_phys_dev(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
-{
-	lockdep_assert_held(&mlx5_intf_mutex);
-	return mlx5_get_next_dev(dev, &next_phys_dev);
-}
-
 /* Must be called with intf_mutex held */
 struct mlx5_core_dev *mlx5_get_next_phys_dev_lag(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index cebfa8565c9d..c70cefbcd9ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include "en_tc.h"
 #include "en/mapping.h"
 #include "devlink.h"
+#include "lag/lag.h"
 
 #define mlx5_esw_for_each_rep(esw, i, rep) \
 	xa_for_each(&((esw)->offloads.vport_reps), i, rep)
@@ -2749,9 +2750,6 @@ static int mlx5_esw_offloads_devcom_event(int event,
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case ESW_OFFLOADS_DEVCOM_PAIR:
-		if (mlx5_get_next_phys_dev(esw->dev) != peer_esw->dev)
-			break;
-
 		if (mlx5_eswitch_vport_match_metadata_enabled(esw) !=
 		    mlx5_eswitch_vport_match_metadata_enabled(peer_esw))
 			break;
@@ -2803,6 +2801,9 @@ static void esw_offloads_devcom_init(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 	if (!MLX5_CAP_ESW(esw->dev, merged_eswitch))
 		return;
 
+	if (!mlx5_is_lag_supported(esw->dev))
+		return;
+
 	mlx5_devcom_register_component(devcom,
 				       MLX5_DEVCOM_ESW_OFFLOADS,
 				       mlx5_esw_offloads_devcom_event,
@@ -2820,6 +2821,9 @@ static void esw_offloads_devcom_cleanup(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 	if (!MLX5_CAP_ESW(esw->dev, merged_eswitch))
 		return;
 
+	if (!mlx5_is_lag_supported(esw->dev))
+		return;
+
 	mlx5_devcom_send_event(devcom, MLX5_DEVCOM_ESW_OFFLOADS,
 			       ESW_OFFLOADS_DEVCOM_UNPAIR, esw);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.h
index e5d231c31b54..b5edf0c8b0ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.h
@@ -56,6 +56,16 @@ struct mlx5_lag {
 	struct mlx5_lag_port_sel  port_sel;
 };
 
+static inline bool mlx5_is_lag_supported(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	if (!MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, vport_group_manager) ||
+	    !MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, lag_master) ||
+	    MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, num_lag_ports) < 2 ||
+	    MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, num_lag_ports) > MLX5_MAX_PORTS)
+		return false;
+	return true;
+}
+
 static inline struct mlx5_lag *
 mlx5_lag_dev(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h
index 49c94acd75de..83b52bc5cefd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ int mlx5_attach_device(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_detach_device(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 int mlx5_register_device(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_unregister_device(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
-struct mlx5_core_dev *mlx5_get_next_phys_dev(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 struct mlx5_core_dev *mlx5_get_next_phys_dev_lag(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_dev_list_lock(void);
 void mlx5_dev_list_unlock(void);