diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index d6a585a143dc..9f04fd10cb1e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -63,6 +63,29 @@ struct vport_addr {
 static void esw_destroy_legacy_fdb_table(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw);
 static void esw_cleanup_vepa_rules(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw);
 
+static int mlx5_eswitch_check(const struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, port_type) != MLX5_CAP_PORT_TYPE_ETH)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (!MLX5_ESWITCH_MANAGER(dev))
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct mlx5_eswitch *mlx5_devlink_eswitch_get(struct devlink *devlink)
+{
+	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev = devlink_priv(devlink);
+	int err;
+
+	err = mlx5_eswitch_check(dev);
+	if (err)
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+
+	return dev->priv.eswitch;
+}
+
 struct mlx5_vport *__must_check
 mlx5_eswitch_get_vport(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 vport_num)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
index 165a23efc608..dde5a36fee9d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ void mlx5e_tc_clean_fdb_peer_flows(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw);
 	for ((vport) = (nvfs);						\
 	     (vport) >= (esw)->first_host_vport; (vport)--)
 
+struct mlx5_eswitch *mlx5_devlink_eswitch_get(struct devlink *devlink);
 struct mlx5_vport *__must_check
 mlx5_eswitch_get_vport(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 vport_num);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index 060354bb211a..74a2b76c7c07 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -2279,17 +2279,6 @@ static int esw_inline_mode_to_devlink(u8 mlx5_mode, u8 *mode)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int mlx5_eswitch_check(const struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
-{
-	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, port_type) != MLX5_CAP_PORT_TYPE_ETH)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	if(!MLX5_ESWITCH_MANAGER(dev))
-		return -EPERM;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int eswitch_devlink_esw_mode_check(const struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 {
 	/* devlink commands in NONE eswitch mode are currently supported only
@@ -2302,14 +2291,13 @@ static int eswitch_devlink_esw_mode_check(const struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_mode_set(struct devlink *devlink, u16 mode,
 				  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
-	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev = devlink_priv(devlink);
-	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = dev->priv.eswitch;
 	u16 cur_mlx5_mode, mlx5_mode = 0;
+	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw;
 	int err;
 
-	err = mlx5_eswitch_check(dev);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	esw = mlx5_devlink_eswitch_get(devlink);
+	if (IS_ERR(esw))
+		return PTR_ERR(esw);
 
 	if (esw_mode_from_devlink(mode, &mlx5_mode))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -2338,16 +2326,15 @@ int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_mode_set(struct devlink *devlink, u16 mode,
 
 int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_mode_get(struct devlink *devlink, u16 *mode)
 {
-	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev = devlink_priv(devlink);
-	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = dev->priv.eswitch;
+	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw;
 	int err;
 
-	err = mlx5_eswitch_check(dev);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	esw = mlx5_devlink_eswitch_get(devlink);
+	if (IS_ERR(esw))
+		return PTR_ERR(esw);
 
 	mutex_lock(&esw->mode_lock);
-	err = eswitch_devlink_esw_mode_check(dev->priv.eswitch);
+	err = eswitch_devlink_esw_mode_check(esw);
 	if (err)
 		goto unlock;
 
@@ -2361,13 +2348,13 @@ int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_inline_mode_set(struct devlink *devlink, u8 mode,
 					 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev = devlink_priv(devlink);
-	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = dev->priv.eswitch;
 	int err, vport, num_vport;
+	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw;
 	u8 mlx5_mode;
 
-	err = mlx5_eswitch_check(dev);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	esw = mlx5_devlink_eswitch_get(devlink);
+	if (IS_ERR(esw))
+		return PTR_ERR(esw);
 
 	mutex_lock(&esw->mode_lock);
 	err = eswitch_devlink_esw_mode_check(esw);
@@ -2424,13 +2411,12 @@ int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_inline_mode_set(struct devlink *devlink, u8 mode,
 
 int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_inline_mode_get(struct devlink *devlink, u8 *mode)
 {
-	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev = devlink_priv(devlink);
-	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = dev->priv.eswitch;
+	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw;
 	int err;
 
-	err = mlx5_eswitch_check(dev);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	esw = mlx5_devlink_eswitch_get(devlink);
+	if (IS_ERR(esw))
+		return PTR_ERR(esw);
 
 	mutex_lock(&esw->mode_lock);
 	err = eswitch_devlink_esw_mode_check(esw);
@@ -2448,12 +2434,12 @@ int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_encap_mode_set(struct devlink *devlink,
 					struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev = devlink_priv(devlink);
-	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = dev->priv.eswitch;
+	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw;
 	int err;
 
-	err = mlx5_eswitch_check(dev);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	esw = mlx5_devlink_eswitch_get(devlink);
+	if (IS_ERR(esw))
+		return PTR_ERR(esw);
 
 	mutex_lock(&esw->mode_lock);
 	err = eswitch_devlink_esw_mode_check(esw);
@@ -2508,13 +2494,13 @@ int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_encap_mode_set(struct devlink *devlink,
 int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_encap_mode_get(struct devlink *devlink,
 					enum devlink_eswitch_encap_mode *encap)
 {
-	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev = devlink_priv(devlink);
-	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = dev->priv.eswitch;
+	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw;
 	int err;
 
-	err = mlx5_eswitch_check(dev);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	esw = mlx5_devlink_eswitch_get(devlink);
+	if (IS_ERR(esw))
+		return PTR_ERR(esw);
+
 
 	mutex_lock(&esw->mode_lock);
 	err = eswitch_devlink_esw_mode_check(esw);