diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index 6547f22e6b9b919010eada133093654348dff671..d01e9f21d4691ea497aa7ea0666c83e330c078bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -1195,7 +1195,8 @@ static int mlx5_unload_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct mlx5_priv *priv,
 {
 	int err = 0;
 
-	mlx5_drain_health_wq(dev);
+	if (cleanup)
+		mlx5_drain_health_wq(dev);
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->intf_state_mutex);
 	if (test_bit(MLX5_INTERFACE_STATE_DOWN, &dev->intf_state)) {
@@ -1359,9 +1360,10 @@ static pci_ers_result_t mlx5_pci_err_detected(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	mlx5_enter_error_state(dev);
 	mlx5_unload_one(dev, priv, false);
-	/* In case of kernel call save the pci state */
+	/* In case of kernel call save the pci state and drain the health wq */
 	if (state) {
 		pci_save_state(pdev);
+		mlx5_drain_health_wq(dev);
 		mlx5_pci_disable_device(dev);
 	}