diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index 67abd8eb9117..7883b625634f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -5143,6 +5143,8 @@ int mlx5e_tc_esw_init(struct mlx5_rep_uplink_priv *uplink_priv)
 		goto err_register_fib_notifier;
 	}
 
+	mlx5_esw_offloads_devcom_init(esw);
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_register_fib_notifier:
@@ -5169,7 +5171,7 @@ void mlx5e_tc_esw_cleanup(struct mlx5_rep_uplink_priv *uplink_priv)
 	priv = netdev_priv(rpriv->netdev);
 	esw = priv->mdev->priv.eswitch;
 
-	mlx5e_tc_clean_fdb_peer_flows(esw);
+	mlx5_esw_offloads_devcom_cleanup(esw);
 
 	mlx5e_tc_tun_cleanup(uplink_priv->encap);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
index 6e6e0864063f..821c78bab373 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
@@ -368,6 +368,8 @@ int mlx5_eswitch_enable(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, int num_vfs);
 void mlx5_eswitch_disable_sriov(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, bool clear_vf);
 void mlx5_eswitch_disable_locked(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw);
 void mlx5_eswitch_disable(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw);
+void mlx5_esw_offloads_devcom_init(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw);
+void mlx5_esw_offloads_devcom_cleanup(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw);
 int mlx5_eswitch_set_vport_mac(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 			       u16 vport, const u8 *mac);
 int mlx5_eswitch_set_vport_state(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
@@ -757,6 +759,8 @@ static inline void mlx5_eswitch_cleanup(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw) {}
 static inline int mlx5_eswitch_enable(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, int num_vfs) { return 0; }
 static inline void mlx5_eswitch_disable_sriov(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, bool clear_vf) {}
 static inline void mlx5_eswitch_disable(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw) {}
+static inline void mlx5_esw_offloads_devcom_init(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw) {}
+static inline void mlx5_esw_offloads_devcom_cleanup(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw) {}
 static inline bool mlx5_eswitch_is_funcs_handler(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev) { return false; }
 static inline
 int mlx5_eswitch_set_vport_state(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 vport, int link_state) { return 0; }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index 519526a4810e..5235b5a7b963 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -2864,7 +2864,7 @@ err_out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static void esw_offloads_devcom_init(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
+void mlx5_esw_offloads_devcom_init(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 {
 	struct mlx5_devcom *devcom = esw->dev->priv.devcom;
 
@@ -2887,7 +2887,7 @@ static void esw_offloads_devcom_init(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 			       ESW_OFFLOADS_DEVCOM_PAIR, esw);
 }
 
-static void esw_offloads_devcom_cleanup(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
+void mlx5_esw_offloads_devcom_cleanup(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 {
 	struct mlx5_devcom *devcom = esw->dev->priv.devcom;
 
@@ -3357,8 +3357,6 @@ int esw_offloads_enable(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_vports;
 
-	esw_offloads_devcom_init(esw);
-
 	return 0;
 
 err_vports:
@@ -3399,7 +3397,6 @@ static int esw_offloads_stop(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 
 void esw_offloads_disable(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 {
-	esw_offloads_devcom_cleanup(esw);
 	mlx5_eswitch_disable_pf_vf_vports(esw);
 	esw_offloads_unload_rep(esw, MLX5_VPORT_UPLINK);
 	esw_set_passing_vport_metadata(esw, false);