diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_main.c
index 83858f7e83d0..75dfe9d1564c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/efa/efa_main.c
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ static int efa_enable_msix(struct efa_dev *dev)
 	}
 
 	if (irq_num != msix_vecs) {
+		efa_disable_msix(dev);
 		dev_err(&dev->pdev->dev,
 			"Allocated %d MSI-X (out of %d requested)\n",
 			irq_num, msix_vecs);