diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index bca6e85e1c8e..d4e1c3045200 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -2024,18 +2024,37 @@ static int mlx5e_get_vf_stats(struct net_device *dev,
 					    vf_stats);
 }
 
-static struct net_device_ops mlx5e_netdev_ops = {
+static const struct net_device_ops mlx5e_netdev_ops_basic = {
 	.ndo_open                = mlx5e_open,
 	.ndo_stop                = mlx5e_close,
 	.ndo_start_xmit          = mlx5e_xmit,
 	.ndo_get_stats64         = mlx5e_get_stats,
 	.ndo_set_rx_mode         = mlx5e_set_rx_mode,
 	.ndo_set_mac_address     = mlx5e_set_mac,
-	.ndo_vlan_rx_add_vid	 = mlx5e_vlan_rx_add_vid,
-	.ndo_vlan_rx_kill_vid	 = mlx5e_vlan_rx_kill_vid,
+	.ndo_vlan_rx_add_vid     = mlx5e_vlan_rx_add_vid,
+	.ndo_vlan_rx_kill_vid    = mlx5e_vlan_rx_kill_vid,
 	.ndo_set_features        = mlx5e_set_features,
-	.ndo_change_mtu		 = mlx5e_change_mtu,
-	.ndo_do_ioctl		 = mlx5e_ioctl,
+	.ndo_change_mtu          = mlx5e_change_mtu,
+	.ndo_do_ioctl            = mlx5e_ioctl,
+};
+
+static const struct net_device_ops mlx5e_netdev_ops_sriov = {
+	.ndo_open                = mlx5e_open,
+	.ndo_stop                = mlx5e_close,
+	.ndo_start_xmit          = mlx5e_xmit,
+	.ndo_get_stats64         = mlx5e_get_stats,
+	.ndo_set_rx_mode         = mlx5e_set_rx_mode,
+	.ndo_set_mac_address     = mlx5e_set_mac,
+	.ndo_vlan_rx_add_vid     = mlx5e_vlan_rx_add_vid,
+	.ndo_vlan_rx_kill_vid    = mlx5e_vlan_rx_kill_vid,
+	.ndo_set_features        = mlx5e_set_features,
+	.ndo_change_mtu          = mlx5e_change_mtu,
+	.ndo_do_ioctl            = mlx5e_ioctl,
+	.ndo_set_vf_mac          = mlx5e_set_vf_mac,
+	.ndo_set_vf_vlan         = mlx5e_set_vf_vlan,
+	.ndo_get_vf_config       = mlx5e_get_vf_config,
+	.ndo_set_vf_link_state   = mlx5e_set_vf_link_state,
+	.ndo_get_vf_stats        = mlx5e_get_vf_stats,
 };
 
 static int mlx5e_check_required_hca_cap(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
@@ -2137,15 +2156,11 @@ static void mlx5e_build_netdev(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(netdev, &mdev->pdev->dev);
 
-	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, vport_group_manager)) {
-		mlx5e_netdev_ops.ndo_set_vf_mac = mlx5e_set_vf_mac;
-		mlx5e_netdev_ops.ndo_set_vf_vlan = mlx5e_set_vf_vlan;
-		mlx5e_netdev_ops.ndo_get_vf_config = mlx5e_get_vf_config;
-		mlx5e_netdev_ops.ndo_set_vf_link_state = mlx5e_set_vf_link_state;
-		mlx5e_netdev_ops.ndo_get_vf_stats = mlx5e_get_vf_stats;
-	}
+	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, vport_group_manager))
+		netdev->netdev_ops = &mlx5e_netdev_ops_sriov;
+	else
+		netdev->netdev_ops = &mlx5e_netdev_ops_basic;
 
-	netdev->netdev_ops        = &mlx5e_netdev_ops;
 	netdev->watchdog_timeo    = 15 * HZ;
 
 	netdev->ethtool_ops	  = &mlx5e_ethtool_ops;