diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c
index c8e75dab8055..c562c1468944 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c
@@ -878,8 +878,8 @@ void mlx4_en_rx_irq(struct mlx4_cq *mcq)
 	struct mlx4_en_cq *cq = container_of(mcq, struct mlx4_en_cq, mcq);
 	struct mlx4_en_priv *priv = netdev_priv(cq->dev);
 
-	if (priv->port_up)
-		napi_schedule(&cq->napi);
+	if (likely(priv->port_up))
+		napi_schedule_irqoff(&cq->napi);
 	else
 		mlx4_en_arm_cq(priv, cq);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_tx.c
index 34c137878545..5c4062921cdf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_tx.c
@@ -479,8 +479,8 @@ void mlx4_en_tx_irq(struct mlx4_cq *mcq)
 	struct mlx4_en_cq *cq = container_of(mcq, struct mlx4_en_cq, mcq);
 	struct mlx4_en_priv *priv = netdev_priv(cq->dev);
 
-	if (priv->port_up)
-		napi_schedule(&cq->napi);
+	if (likely(priv->port_up))
+		napi_schedule_irqoff(&cq->napi);
 	else
 		mlx4_en_arm_cq(priv, cq);
 }