diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag.c
index 49ca57c6d31d..ca5690b0a7ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag.c
@@ -927,9 +927,12 @@ void mlx5_lag_disable_change(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev1;
 	struct mlx5_lag *ldev;
 
+	ldev = mlx5_lag_dev(dev);
+	if (!ldev)
+		return;
+
 	mlx5_dev_list_lock();
 
-	ldev = mlx5_lag_dev(dev);
 	dev0 = ldev->pf[MLX5_LAG_P1].dev;
 	dev1 = ldev->pf[MLX5_LAG_P2].dev;
 
@@ -946,8 +949,11 @@ void mlx5_lag_enable_change(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_lag *ldev;
 
-	mlx5_dev_list_lock();
 	ldev = mlx5_lag_dev(dev);
+	if (!ldev)
+		return;
+
+	mlx5_dev_list_lock();
 	ldev->mode_changes_in_progress--;
 	mlx5_dev_list_unlock();
 	mlx5_queue_bond_work(ldev, 0);