diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.c
index ed329273dc..43c6107a80 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ cgx_intlbk_enable(struct otx2_eth_dev *dev, bool en)
 {
 	struct otx2_mbox *mbox = dev->mbox;
 
-	if (otx2_dev_is_vf_or_sdp(dev))
+	if (en && otx2_dev_is_vf_or_sdp(dev))
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 
 	if (en)