diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 2a3c59e55dcf..ebfda1eae6b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -1565,11 +1565,6 @@ static void mlx5e_close_cq(struct mlx5e_cq *cq)
 	mlx5e_free_cq(cq);
 }
 
-static int mlx5e_get_cpu(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, int ix)
-{
-	return cpumask_first(priv->mdev->priv.irq_info[ix].mask);
-}
-
 static int mlx5e_open_tx_cqs(struct mlx5e_channel *c,
 			     struct mlx5e_params *params,
 			     struct mlx5e_channel_param *cparam)
@@ -1718,11 +1713,11 @@ static int mlx5e_open_channel(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, int ix,
 {
 	struct mlx5e_cq_moder icocq_moder = {0, 0};
 	struct net_device *netdev = priv->netdev;
-	int cpu = mlx5e_get_cpu(priv, ix);
 	struct mlx5e_channel *c;
 	int err;
 
-	c = kzalloc_node(sizeof(*c), GFP_KERNEL, cpu_to_node(cpu));
+	c = kzalloc_node(sizeof(*c), GFP_KERNEL,
+		pci_irq_get_node(priv->mdev->pdev, MLX5_EQ_VEC_COMP_BASE + ix));
 	if (!c)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1730,7 +1725,8 @@ static int mlx5e_open_channel(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, int ix,
 	c->mdev     = priv->mdev;
 	c->tstamp   = &priv->tstamp;
 	c->ix       = ix;
-	c->cpu      = cpu;
+	c->cpu      = cpumask_first(pci_irq_get_affinity(priv->mdev->pdev,
+			MLX5_EQ_VEC_COMP_BASE + ix));
 	c->pdev     = &priv->mdev->pdev->dev;
 	c->netdev   = priv->netdev;
 	c->mkey_be  = cpu_to_be32(priv->mdev->mlx5e_res.mkey.key);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index cf64bd2a6966..a5d8826ff758 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -312,6 +312,9 @@ static int mlx5_alloc_irq_vectors(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = &dev->priv;
 	struct mlx5_eq_table *table = &priv->eq_table;
+	struct irq_affinity irqdesc = {
+		.pre_vectors = MLX5_EQ_VEC_COMP_BASE,
+	};
 	int num_eqs = 1 << MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, log_max_eq);
 	int nvec;
 
@@ -325,9 +328,10 @@ static int mlx5_alloc_irq_vectors(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	if (!priv->irq_info)
 		goto err_free_msix;
 
-	nvec = pci_alloc_irq_vectors(dev->pdev,
+	nvec = pci_alloc_irq_vectors_affinity(dev->pdev,
 			MLX5_EQ_VEC_COMP_BASE + 1, nvec,
-			PCI_IRQ_MSIX);
+			PCI_IRQ_MSIX | PCI_IRQ_AFFINITY,
+			&irqdesc);
 	if (nvec < 0)
 		return nvec;
 
@@ -600,63 +604,6 @@ u64 mlx5_read_internal_timer(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	return (u64)timer_l | (u64)timer_h1 << 32;
 }
 
-static int mlx5_irq_set_affinity_hint(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, int i)
-{
-	struct mlx5_priv *priv  = &mdev->priv;
-	int irq = pci_irq_vector(mdev->pdev, MLX5_EQ_VEC_COMP_BASE + i);
-
-	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&priv->irq_info[i].mask, GFP_KERNEL)) {
-		mlx5_core_warn(mdev, "zalloc_cpumask_var failed");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	cpumask_set_cpu(cpumask_local_spread(i, priv->numa_node),
-			priv->irq_info[i].mask);
-
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SMP) &&
-	    irq_set_affinity_hint(irq, priv->irq_info[i].mask))
-		mlx5_core_warn(mdev, "irq_set_affinity_hint failed, irq 0x%.4x", irq);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void mlx5_irq_clear_affinity_hint(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, int i)
-{
-	struct mlx5_priv *priv  = &mdev->priv;
-	int irq = pci_irq_vector(mdev->pdev, MLX5_EQ_VEC_COMP_BASE + i);
-
-	irq_set_affinity_hint(irq, NULL);
-	free_cpumask_var(priv->irq_info[i].mask);
-}
-
-static int mlx5_irq_set_affinity_hints(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
-{
-	int err;
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < mdev->priv.eq_table.num_comp_vectors; i++) {
-		err = mlx5_irq_set_affinity_hint(mdev, i);
-		if (err)
-			goto err_out;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-
-err_out:
-	for (i--; i >= 0; i--)
-		mlx5_irq_clear_affinity_hint(mdev, i);
-
-	return err;
-}
-
-static void mlx5_irq_clear_affinity_hints(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < mdev->priv.eq_table.num_comp_vectors; i++)
-		mlx5_irq_clear_affinity_hint(mdev, i);
-}
-
 int mlx5_vector2eqn(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int vector, int *eqn,
 		    unsigned int *irqn)
 {
@@ -1108,12 +1055,6 @@ static int mlx5_load_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct mlx5_priv *priv,
 		goto err_stop_eqs;
 	}
 
-	err = mlx5_irq_set_affinity_hints(dev);
-	if (err) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to alloc affinity hint cpumask\n");
-		goto err_affinity_hints;
-	}
-
 	err = mlx5_init_fs(dev);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to init flow steering\n");
@@ -1157,9 +1098,6 @@ static int mlx5_load_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct mlx5_priv *priv,
 	mlx5_cleanup_fs(dev);
 
 err_fs:
-	mlx5_irq_clear_affinity_hints(dev);
-
-err_affinity_hints:
 	free_comp_eqs(dev);
 
 err_stop_eqs:
@@ -1226,7 +1164,6 @@ static int mlx5_unload_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct mlx5_priv *priv,
 	mlx5_eswitch_detach(dev->priv.eswitch);
 #endif
 	mlx5_cleanup_fs(dev);
-	mlx5_irq_clear_affinity_hints(dev);
 	free_comp_eqs(dev);
 	mlx5_stop_eqs(dev);
 	mlx5_put_uars_page(dev, priv->uar);
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
index d48b9164a316..70e761ddfe14 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
@@ -527,7 +527,6 @@ struct mlx5_core_sriov {
 };
 
 struct mlx5_irq_info {
-	cpumask_var_t mask;
 	char name[MLX5_MAX_IRQ_NAME];
 };
 
