diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
index a7f2e60085c4..85bf17a616d5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #include <linux/mlx5/vport.h>
 #include "mlx5_ib.h"
 #include "cmd.h"
+#include <linux/mlx5/vport.h>
 
 #define DRIVER_NAME "mlx5_ib"
 #define DRIVER_VERSION "5.0-0"
@@ -1187,6 +1188,45 @@ static int deallocate_uars(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, struct mlx5_ib_ucontext *con
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int mlx5_ib_alloc_transport_domain(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, u32 *tdn)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = mlx5_core_alloc_transport_domain(dev->mdev, tdn);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if ((MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, port_type) != MLX5_CAP_PORT_TYPE_ETH) ||
+	    !MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, disable_local_lb))
+		return err;
+
+	mutex_lock(&dev->lb_mutex);
+	dev->user_td++;
+
+	if (dev->user_td == 2)
+		err = mlx5_nic_vport_update_local_lb(dev->mdev, true);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->lb_mutex);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static void mlx5_ib_dealloc_transport_domain(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, u32 tdn)
+{
+	mlx5_core_dealloc_transport_domain(dev->mdev, tdn);
+
+	if ((MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, port_type) != MLX5_CAP_PORT_TYPE_ETH) ||
+	    !MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, disable_local_lb))
+		return;
+
+	mutex_lock(&dev->lb_mutex);
+	dev->user_td--;
+
+	if (dev->user_td < 2)
+		mlx5_nic_vport_update_local_lb(dev->mdev, false);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->lb_mutex);
+}
+
 static struct ib_ucontext *mlx5_ib_alloc_ucontext(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 						  struct ib_udata *udata)
 {
@@ -1295,8 +1335,7 @@ static struct ib_ucontext *mlx5_ib_alloc_ucontext(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 	mutex_init(&context->upd_xlt_page_mutex);
 
 	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, log_max_transport_domain)) {
-		err = mlx5_core_alloc_transport_domain(dev->mdev,
-						       &context->tdn);
+		err = mlx5_ib_alloc_transport_domain(dev, &context->tdn);
 		if (err)
 			goto out_page;
 	}
@@ -1362,7 +1401,7 @@ static struct ib_ucontext *mlx5_ib_alloc_ucontext(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 
 out_td:
 	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, log_max_transport_domain))
-		mlx5_core_dealloc_transport_domain(dev->mdev, context->tdn);
+		mlx5_ib_dealloc_transport_domain(dev, context->tdn);
 
 out_page:
 	free_page(context->upd_xlt_page);
@@ -1390,7 +1429,7 @@ static int mlx5_ib_dealloc_ucontext(struct ib_ucontext *ibcontext)
 
 	bfregi = &context->bfregi;
 	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, log_max_transport_domain))
-		mlx5_core_dealloc_transport_domain(dev->mdev, context->tdn);
+		mlx5_ib_dealloc_transport_domain(dev, context->tdn);
 
 	free_page(context->upd_xlt_page);
 	deallocate_uars(dev, context);
@@ -3797,6 +3836,10 @@ static void *mlx5_ib_add(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
 			goto err_umrc;
 	}
 
+	if ((MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, port_type) == MLX5_CAP_PORT_TYPE_ETH) &&
+	    MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, disable_local_lb))
+		mutex_init(&dev->lb_mutex);
+
 	dev->ib_active = true;
 
 	return dev;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
index bdcf25410c99..d2b27647f939 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
@@ -652,9 +652,13 @@ struct mlx5_ib_dev {
 	struct list_head	qp_list;
 	/* Array with num_ports elements */
 	struct mlx5_ib_port	*port;
-	struct mlx5_sq_bfreg     bfreg;
-	struct mlx5_sq_bfreg     fp_bfreg;
-	u8				umr_fence;
+	struct mlx5_sq_bfreg	bfreg;
+	struct mlx5_sq_bfreg	fp_bfreg;
+
+	/* protect the user_td */
+	struct mutex		lb_mutex;
+	u32			user_td;
+	u8			umr_fence;
 };
 
 static inline struct mlx5_ib_cq *to_mibcq(struct mlx5_core_cq *mcq)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index c065132b956d..3cec683fd70f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
 #include <linux/kmod.h>
 #include <linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h>
+#include <linux/mlx5/vport.h>
 #ifdef CONFIG_RFS_ACCEL
 #include <linux/cpu_rmap.h>
 #endif
@@ -579,6 +580,18 @@ static int set_hca_ctrl(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int mlx5_core_set_hca_defaults(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	/* Disable local_lb by default */
+	if ((MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, port_type) == MLX5_CAP_PORT_TYPE_ETH) &&
+	    MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, disable_local_lb))
+		ret = mlx5_nic_vport_update_local_lb(dev, false);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int mlx5_core_enable_hca(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u16 func_id)
 {
 	u32 out[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(enable_hca_out)] = {0};
@@ -1155,6 +1168,12 @@ static int mlx5_load_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct mlx5_priv *priv,
 		goto err_fs;
 	}
 
+	err = mlx5_core_set_hca_defaults(dev);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to set hca defaults\n");
+		goto err_fs;
+	}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_MLX5_CORE_EN
 	mlx5_eswitch_attach(dev->priv.eswitch);
 #endif