diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index 1db16efa563e..adf2b7a795e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -610,7 +610,6 @@ static int mlx5e_rep_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv = priv->ppriv;
 	struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep = rpriv->rep;
-	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = priv->mdev->priv.eswitch;
 	int err;
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->state_lock);
@@ -618,8 +617,9 @@ static int mlx5e_rep_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (err)
 		goto unlock;
 
-	if (!mlx5_eswitch_set_vport_state(esw, rep->vport,
-					  MLX5_ESW_VPORT_ADMIN_STATE_UP))
+	if (!mlx5_modify_vport_admin_state(priv->mdev,
+			MLX5_QUERY_VPORT_STATE_IN_OP_MOD_ESW_VPORT,
+			rep->vport, MLX5_ESW_VPORT_ADMIN_STATE_UP))
 		netif_carrier_on(dev);
 
 unlock:
@@ -632,11 +632,12 @@ static int mlx5e_rep_close(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv = priv->ppriv;
 	struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep = rpriv->rep;
-	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = priv->mdev->priv.eswitch;
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->state_lock);
-	(void)mlx5_eswitch_set_vport_state(esw, rep->vport, MLX5_ESW_VPORT_ADMIN_STATE_DOWN);
+	mlx5_modify_vport_admin_state(priv->mdev,
+			MLX5_QUERY_VPORT_STATE_IN_OP_MOD_ESW_VPORT,
+			rep->vport, MLX5_ESW_VPORT_ADMIN_STATE_DOWN);
 	ret = mlx5e_close_locked(dev);
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->state_lock);
 	return ret;