diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/mp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/mp.c
index 4a6ec15ef04602..bc77aba97ac1d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/mp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/mp.c
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ static void mlx5_lag_fib_event_flush(struct notifier_block *nb)
 	flush_workqueue(mp->wq);
 }
 
+static void mlx5_lag_fib_set(struct lag_mp *mp, struct fib_info *fi)
+{
+	mp->fib.mfi = fi;
+	mp->fib.priority = fi->fib_priority;
+}
+
 struct mlx5_fib_event_work {
 	struct work_struct work;
 	struct mlx5_lag *ldev;
@@ -121,13 +127,13 @@ static void mlx5_lag_fib_route_event(struct mlx5_lag *ldev,
 	/* Handle delete event */
 	if (event == FIB_EVENT_ENTRY_DEL) {
 		/* stop track */
-		if (mp->mfi == fi)
-			mp->mfi = NULL;
+		if (mp->fib.mfi == fi)
+			mp->fib.mfi = NULL;
 		return;
 	}
 
 	/* Handle multipath entry with lower priority value */
-	if (mp->mfi && mp->mfi != fi && fi->fib_priority >= mp->mfi->fib_priority)
+	if (mp->fib.mfi && mp->fib.mfi != fi && fi->fib_priority >= mp->fib.priority)
 		return;
 
 	/* Handle add/replace event */
@@ -145,7 +151,7 @@ static void mlx5_lag_fib_route_event(struct mlx5_lag *ldev,
 			mlx5_lag_set_port_affinity(ldev, i);
 		}
 
-		mp->mfi = fi;
+		mlx5_lag_fib_set(mp, fi);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -165,7 +171,7 @@ static void mlx5_lag_fib_route_event(struct mlx5_lag *ldev,
 	}
 
 	/* First time we see multipath route */
-	if (!mp->mfi && !__mlx5_lag_is_active(ldev)) {
+	if (!mp->fib.mfi && !__mlx5_lag_is_active(ldev)) {
 		struct lag_tracker tracker;
 
 		tracker = ldev->tracker;
@@ -173,7 +179,7 @@ static void mlx5_lag_fib_route_event(struct mlx5_lag *ldev,
 	}
 
 	mlx5_lag_set_port_affinity(ldev, MLX5_LAG_NORMAL_AFFINITY);
-	mp->mfi = fi;
+	mlx5_lag_fib_set(mp, fi);
 }
 
 static void mlx5_lag_fib_nexthop_event(struct mlx5_lag *ldev,
@@ -184,7 +190,7 @@ static void mlx5_lag_fib_nexthop_event(struct mlx5_lag *ldev,
 	struct lag_mp *mp = &ldev->lag_mp;
 
 	/* Check the nh event is related to the route */
-	if (!mp->mfi || mp->mfi != fi)
+	if (!mp->fib.mfi || mp->fib.mfi != fi)
 		return;
 
 	/* nh added/removed */
@@ -313,7 +319,7 @@ void mlx5_lag_mp_reset(struct mlx5_lag *ldev)
 	/* Clear mfi, as it might become stale when a route delete event
 	 * has been missed, see mlx5_lag_fib_route_event().
 	 */
-	ldev->lag_mp.mfi = NULL;
+	ldev->lag_mp.fib.mfi = NULL;
 }
 
 int mlx5_lag_mp_init(struct mlx5_lag *ldev)
@@ -324,7 +330,7 @@ int mlx5_lag_mp_init(struct mlx5_lag *ldev)
 	/* always clear mfi, as it might become stale when a route delete event
 	 * has been missed
 	 */
-	mp->mfi = NULL;
+	mp->fib.mfi = NULL;
 
 	if (mp->fib_nb.notifier_call)
 		return 0;
@@ -354,5 +360,5 @@ void mlx5_lag_mp_cleanup(struct mlx5_lag *ldev)
 	unregister_fib_notifier(&init_net, &mp->fib_nb);
 	destroy_workqueue(mp->wq);
 	mp->fib_nb.notifier_call = NULL;
-	mp->mfi = NULL;
+	mp->fib.mfi = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/mp.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/mp.h
index 57af962cad298c..143226753c3a99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/mp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/mp.h
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ enum mlx5_lag_port_affinity {
 
 struct lag_mp {
 	struct notifier_block     fib_nb;
-	struct fib_info           *mfi; /* used in tracking fib events */
+	struct {
+		const void        *mfi; /* used in tracking fib events */
+		u32               priority;
+	} fib;
 	struct workqueue_struct   *wq;
 };