diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index b88705a3a1a8..97e6cb6f13c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -1054,6 +1054,12 @@ int mlx5_esw_vport_enable(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 vport_num,
 			goto err_vhca_mapping;
 	}
 
+	/* External controller host PF has factory programmed MAC.
+	 * Read it from the device.
+	 */
+	if (mlx5_core_is_ecpf(esw->dev) && vport_num == MLX5_VPORT_PF)
+		mlx5_query_nic_vport_mac_address(esw->dev, vport_num, true, vport->info.mac);
+
 	esw_vport_change_handle_locked(vport);
 
 	esw->enabled_vports++;