diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c
index 48d2ea690d7a..4ddf6b330a44 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ static int mlx5_handle_changeupper_event(struct mlx5_lag *ldev,
 	bool is_bonded, is_in_lag, mode_supported;
 	int bond_status = 0;
 	int num_slaves = 0;
+	int changed = 0;
 	int idx;
 
 	if (!netif_is_lag_master(upper))
@@ -653,27 +654,27 @@ static int mlx5_handle_changeupper_event(struct mlx5_lag *ldev,
 	 */
 	is_in_lag = num_slaves == MLX5_MAX_PORTS && bond_status == 0x3;
 
-	if (!mlx5_lag_is_ready(ldev) && is_in_lag) {
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(info->info.extack,
-				   "Can't activate LAG offload, PF is configured with more than 64 VFs");
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	/* Lag mode must be activebackup or hash. */
 	mode_supported = tracker->tx_type == NETDEV_LAG_TX_TYPE_ACTIVEBACKUP ||
 			 tracker->tx_type == NETDEV_LAG_TX_TYPE_HASH;
 
-	if (is_in_lag && !mode_supported)
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(info->info.extack,
-				   "Can't activate LAG offload, TX type isn't supported");
-
 	is_bonded = is_in_lag && mode_supported;
 	if (tracker->is_bonded != is_bonded) {
 		tracker->is_bonded = is_bonded;
-		return 1;
+		changed = 1;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	if (!is_in_lag)
+		return changed;
+
+	if (!mlx5_lag_is_ready(ldev))
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(info->info.extack,
+				   "Can't activate LAG offload, PF is configured with more than 64 VFs");
+	else if (!mode_supported)
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(info->info.extack,
+				   "Can't activate LAG offload, TX type isn't supported");
+
+	return changed;
 }
 
 static int mlx5_handle_changelowerstate_event(struct mlx5_lag *ldev,
@@ -716,9 +717,6 @@ static int mlx5_lag_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 
 	ldev    = container_of(this, struct mlx5_lag, nb);
 
-	if (!mlx5_lag_is_ready(ldev) && event == NETDEV_CHANGELOWERSTATE)
-		return NOTIFY_DONE;
-
 	tracker = ldev->tracker;
 
 	switch (event) {