diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index b123089866e2..b4b93d2322a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -2620,9 +2620,13 @@ static int mlx5_eswitch_query_vport_drop_stats(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 	u64 bytes = 0;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (!vport->enabled || esw->mode != MLX5_ESWITCH_LEGACY)
+	if (esw->mode != MLX5_ESWITCH_LEGACY)
 		return 0;
 
+	mutex_lock(&esw->state_lock);
+	if (!vport->enabled)
+		goto unlock;
+
 	if (vport->egress.legacy.drop_counter)
 		mlx5_fc_query(dev, vport->egress.legacy.drop_counter,
 			      &stats->rx_dropped, &bytes);
@@ -2633,20 +2637,22 @@ static int mlx5_eswitch_query_vport_drop_stats(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 
 	if (!MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, receive_discard_vport_down) &&
 	    !MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, transmit_discard_vport_down))
-		return 0;
+		goto unlock;
 
 	err = mlx5_query_vport_down_stats(dev, vport->vport, 1,
 					  &rx_discard_vport_down,
 					  &tx_discard_vport_down);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto unlock;
 
 	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, receive_discard_vport_down))
 		stats->rx_dropped += rx_discard_vport_down;
 	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, transmit_discard_vport_down))
 		stats->tx_dropped += tx_discard_vport_down;
 
-	return 0;
+unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&esw->state_lock);
+	return err;
 }
 
 int mlx5_eswitch_get_vport_stats(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,