diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
index f9c12e9..7b4725d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
@@ -1837,7 +1837,7 @@ static void mlx4_ib_alloc_eqs(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_ib_dev *ibdev)
 				i, j, dev->pdev->bus->name);
 			/* Set IRQ for specific name (per ring) */
 			if (mlx4_assign_eq(dev, name, NULL,
-					   &ibdev->eq_table[eq])) {
+					   &ibdev->eq_table[eq], NULL)) {
 				/* Use legacy (same as mlx4_en driver) */
 				pr_warn("Can't allocate EQ %d; reverting to legacy\n", eq);
 				ibdev->eq_table[eq] =
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_cq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_cq.c
index 70e9532..b09418b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_cq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_cq.c
@@ -119,11 +119,15 @@ int mlx4_en_activate_cq(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv, struct mlx4_en_cq *cq,
 	if (cq->is_tx == RX) {
 		if (mdev->dev->caps.comp_pool) {
 			if (!cq->vector) {
+				struct mlx4_en_rx_ring *ring =
+					priv->rx_ring[cq->ring];
+
 				sprintf(name, "%s-%d", priv->dev->name,
 					cq->ring);
 				/* Set IRQ for specific name (per ring) */
 				if (mlx4_assign_eq(mdev->dev, name, rmap,
-						   &cq->vector)) {
+						   &cq->vector,
+						   ring->affinity_mask)) {
 					cq->vector = (cq->ring + 1 + priv->port)
 					    % mdev->dev->caps.num_comp_vectors;
 					mlx4_warn(mdev, "Failed Assigning an EQ to "
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index 3db5946..a6fc7a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -1521,6 +1521,32 @@ static void mlx4_en_linkstate(struct work_struct *work)
 	mutex_unlock(&mdev->state_lock);
 }
 
+static void mlx4_en_init_affinity_hint(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv, int ring_idx)
+{
+	struct mlx4_en_rx_ring *ring = priv->rx_ring[ring_idx];
+	int numa_node = priv->mdev->dev->numa_node;
+
+	if (numa_node == -1)
+		return;
+
+	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&ring->affinity_mask, GFP_KERNEL)) {
+		en_err(priv, "Failed to allocate core mask\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (irq_set_mq_dev_affinit_hint(ring_idx, numa_node,
+					ring->affinity_mask)) {
+		en_err(priv, "Failed setting affinity hint\n");
+		free_cpumask_var(ring->affinity_mask);
+		ring->affinity_mask = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+static void mlx4_en_free_affinity_hint(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv, int ring_idx)
+{
+	free_cpumask_var(priv->rx_ring[ring_idx]->affinity_mask);
+	priv->rx_ring[ring_idx]->affinity_mask = NULL;
+}
 
 int mlx4_en_start_port(struct net_device *dev)
 {
@@ -1562,6 +1588,8 @@ int mlx4_en_start_port(struct net_device *dev)
 
 		mlx4_en_cq_init_lock(cq);
 
+		mlx4_en_init_affinity_hint(priv, i);
+
 		err = mlx4_en_activate_cq(priv, cq, i);
 		if (err) {
 			en_err(priv, "Failed activating Rx CQ\n");
@@ -1836,6 +1864,8 @@ void mlx4_en_stop_port(struct net_device *dev, int detach)
 			msleep(1);
 		mlx4_en_deactivate_rx_ring(priv, priv->rx_ring[i]);
 		mlx4_en_deactivate_cq(priv, cq);
+
+		mlx4_en_free_affinity_hint(priv, i);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c
index 8992b38..a3d8502 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c
@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@ int mlx4_test_interrupts(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mlx4_test_interrupts);
 
 int mlx4_assign_eq(struct mlx4_dev *dev, char *name, struct cpu_rmap *rmap,
-		   int *vector)
+		   int *vector, cpumask_var_t cpu_hint_mask)
 {
 
 	struct mlx4_priv *priv = mlx4_priv(dev);
@@ -1344,6 +1344,16 @@ int mlx4_assign_eq(struct mlx4_dev *dev, char *name, struct cpu_rmap *rmap,
 				continue;
 				/*we dont want to break here*/
 			}
+			if (cpu_hint_mask) {
+				err = irq_set_affinity_hint(
+						priv->eq_table.eq[vec].irq,
+						cpu_hint_mask);
+				if (err) {
+					mlx4_warn(dev, "Failed setting affinity hint\n");
+					/*we dont want to break here*/
+				}
+			}
+
 			eq_set_ci(&priv->eq_table.eq[vec], 1);
 		}
 	}
@@ -1370,6 +1380,8 @@ void mlx4_release_eq(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int vec)
 		  Belonging to a legacy EQ*/
 		mutex_lock(&priv->msix_ctl.pool_lock);
 		if (priv->msix_ctl.pool_bm & 1ULL << i) {
+			irq_set_affinity_hint(priv->eq_table.eq[vec].irq,
+					      NULL);
 			free_irq(priv->eq_table.eq[vec].irq,
 				 &priv->eq_table.eq[vec]);
 			priv->msix_ctl.pool_bm &= ~(1ULL << i);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4_en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4_en.h
index 69e1f36..0de8b0d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4_en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4_en.h
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ struct mlx4_en_rx_ring {
 	unsigned long csum_ok;
 	unsigned long csum_none;
 	int hwtstamp_rx_filter;
+	cpumask_var_t affinity_mask;
 };
 
 struct mlx4_en_cq {
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
index 5edd2c6..f8c253f 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ int mlx4_fmr_free(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_fmr *fmr);
 int mlx4_SYNC_TPT(struct mlx4_dev *dev);
 int mlx4_test_interrupts(struct mlx4_dev *dev);
 int mlx4_assign_eq(struct mlx4_dev *dev, char *name, struct cpu_rmap *rmap,
-		   int *vector);
+		   int *vector, cpumask_t *cpu_hint_mask);
 void mlx4_release_eq(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int vec);
 
 int mlx4_get_phys_port_id(struct mlx4_dev *dev);
