diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index 3999da3e6314..dee2fbbf3c12 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -1145,6 +1145,8 @@ static int mlx5e_rep_get_phys_port_name(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	if (rep->vport == MLX5_VPORT_UPLINK)
 		ret = snprintf(buf, len, "p%d", fn);
+	else if (rep->vport == MLX5_VPORT_PF)
+		ret = snprintf(buf, len, "pf%d", fn);
 	else
 		ret = snprintf(buf, len, "pf%dvf%d", fn, rep->vport - 1);