diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_main.c
index 6faed3a81e08..ffdd18f4217f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_main.c
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ static int efa_enable_msix(struct efa_dev *dev)
 	}
 
 	if (irq_num != msix_vecs) {
+		efa_disable_msix(dev);
 		dev_err(&dev->pdev->dev,
 			"Allocated %d MSI-X (out of %d requested)\n",
 			irq_num, msix_vecs);