diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index a60f635da78b..fb8bb027b69c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -2079,13 +2079,6 @@ err:
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-static void mlx4_en_shutdown(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	rtnl_lock();
-	netif_device_detach(dev);
-	mlx4_en_close(dev);
-	rtnl_unlock();
-}
 
 static int mlx4_en_copy_priv(struct mlx4_en_priv *dst,
 			     struct mlx4_en_priv *src,
@@ -2162,8 +2155,6 @@ void mlx4_en_destroy_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct mlx4_en_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
-	bool shutdown = mdev->dev->persist->interface_state &
-					    MLX4_INTERFACE_STATE_SHUTDOWN;
 
 	en_dbg(DRV, priv, "Destroying netdev on port:%d\n", priv->port);
 
@@ -2171,10 +2162,7 @@ void mlx4_en_destroy_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (priv->registered) {
 		devlink_port_type_clear(mlx4_get_devlink_port(mdev->dev,
 							      priv->port));
-		if (shutdown)
-			mlx4_en_shutdown(dev);
-		else
-			unregister_netdev(dev);
+		unregister_netdev(dev);
 	}
 
 	if (priv->allocated)
@@ -2203,8 +2191,7 @@ void mlx4_en_destroy_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
 	kfree(priv->tx_ring);
 	kfree(priv->tx_cq);
 
-	if (!shutdown)
-		free_netdev(dev);
+	free_netdev(dev);
 }
 
 static int mlx4_en_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
index 6f4e67bc3538..75d07fa9d0b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
@@ -4147,11 +4147,8 @@ static void mlx4_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	mlx4_info(persist->dev, "mlx4_shutdown was called\n");
 	mutex_lock(&persist->interface_state_mutex);
-	if (persist->interface_state & MLX4_INTERFACE_STATE_UP) {
-		/* Notify mlx4 clients that the kernel is being shut down */
-		persist->interface_state |= MLX4_INTERFACE_STATE_SHUTDOWN;
+	if (persist->interface_state & MLX4_INTERFACE_STATE_UP)
 		mlx4_unload_one(pdev);
-	}
 	mutex_unlock(&persist->interface_state_mutex);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mcg.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mcg.c
index 94b891c118c1..1a670b681555 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mcg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mcg.c
@@ -1457,7 +1457,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mlx4_multicast_detach);
 int mlx4_flow_steer_promisc_add(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u8 port,
 				u32 qpn, enum mlx4_net_trans_promisc_mode mode)
 {
-	struct mlx4_net_trans_rule rule;
+	struct mlx4_net_trans_rule rule = {
+		.queue_mode = MLX4_NET_TRANS_Q_FIFO,
+		.exclusive = 0,
+		.allow_loopback = 1,
+	};
+
 	u64 *regid_p;
 
 	switch (mode) {
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
index 3be7abd6e722..c9f379689dd0 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ enum {
 enum {
 	MLX4_INTERFACE_STATE_UP		= 1 << 0,
 	MLX4_INTERFACE_STATE_DELETION	= 1 << 1,
-	MLX4_INTERFACE_STATE_SHUTDOWN	= 1 << 2,
 };
 
 #define MSTR_SM_CHANGE_MASK (MLX4_EQ_PORT_INFO_MSTR_SM_SL_CHANGE_MASK | \