diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/catas.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/catas.c
index 45aea9c3ae2c..915e947b422d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/catas.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/catas.c
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ static struct work_struct catas_work;
 static int internal_err_reset = 1;
 module_param(internal_err_reset, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(internal_err_reset,
-		 "Reset device on internal errors if non-zero (default 1)");
+		 "Reset device on internal errors if non-zero"
+		 " (default 1, in SRIOV mode default is 0)");
 
 static void dump_err_buf(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 {
@@ -116,6 +117,10 @@ void mlx4_start_catas_poll(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 	struct mlx4_priv *priv = mlx4_priv(dev);
 	phys_addr_t addr;
 
+	/*If we are in SRIOV the default of the module param must be 0*/
+	if (mlx4_is_mfunc(dev))
+		internal_err_reset = 0;
+
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->catas_err.list);
 	init_timer(&priv->catas_err.timer);
 	priv->catas_err.map = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/intf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/intf.c
index ca6feb55bd94..b4e9f6f5cc04 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/intf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/intf.c
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ int mlx4_register_device(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 		mlx4_add_device(intf, priv);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&intf_mutex);
-	mlx4_start_catas_poll(dev);
+	if (!mlx4_is_slave(dev))
+		mlx4_start_catas_poll(dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -152,7 +153,8 @@ void mlx4_unregister_device(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 	struct mlx4_priv *priv = mlx4_priv(dev);
 	struct mlx4_interface *intf;
 
-	mlx4_stop_catas_poll(dev);
+	if (!mlx4_is_slave(dev))
+		mlx4_stop_catas_poll(dev);
 	mutex_lock(&intf_mutex);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(intf, &intf_list, list)