diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index e468d8329c2a..b9d2cb6f178d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -5101,8 +5101,6 @@ static void mlx5e_build_nic_netdev(struct net_device *netdev)
 	netdev->hw_features      |= NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_FILTER;
 	netdev->hw_features      |= NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_STAG_TX;
 
-	mlx5e_vxlan_set_netdev_info(priv);
-
 	if (mlx5e_tunnel_any_tx_proto_supported(mdev)) {
 		netdev->hw_enc_features |= NETIF_F_HW_CSUM;
 		netdev->hw_enc_features |= NETIF_F_TSO;
@@ -5229,6 +5227,7 @@ static int mlx5e_nic_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 	int err;
 
 	mlx5e_build_nic_params(priv, &priv->xsk, netdev->mtu);
+	mlx5e_vxlan_set_netdev_info(priv);
 
 	mlx5e_timestamp_init(priv);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index c8a0f4c88d4b..45669a1db426 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -717,15 +717,12 @@ static void mlx5e_build_rep_netdev(struct net_device *netdev,
 				   struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 				   struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep)
 {
-	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
-
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(netdev, mdev->device);
 	if (rep->vport == MLX5_VPORT_UPLINK) {
 		netdev->netdev_ops = &mlx5e_netdev_ops_uplink_rep;
 		/* we want a persistent mac for the uplink rep */
 		mlx5_query_mac_address(mdev, netdev->dev_addr);
 		netdev->ethtool_ops = &mlx5e_uplink_rep_ethtool_ops;
-		mlx5e_vxlan_set_netdev_info(priv);
 		mlx5e_dcbnl_build_rep_netdev(netdev);
 	} else {
 		netdev->netdev_ops = &mlx5e_netdev_ops_rep;
@@ -767,6 +764,15 @@ static int mlx5e_init_rep(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int mlx5e_init_ul_rep(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
+			     struct net_device *netdev)
+{
+	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
+
+	mlx5e_vxlan_set_netdev_info(priv);
+	return mlx5e_init_rep(mdev, netdev);
+}
+
 static void mlx5e_cleanup_rep(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
 }
@@ -1165,7 +1171,7 @@ static const struct mlx5e_profile mlx5e_rep_profile = {
 };
 
 static const struct mlx5e_profile mlx5e_uplink_rep_profile = {
-	.init			= mlx5e_init_rep,
+	.init			= mlx5e_init_ul_rep,
 	.cleanup		= mlx5e_cleanup_rep,
 	.init_rx		= mlx5e_init_ul_rep_rx,
 	.cleanup_rx		= mlx5e_cleanup_ul_rep_rx,