diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c
index 49bbfadc8c64..445fe30c3d0b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ int mlx5_attach_device(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void mlx5_detach_device(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+void mlx5_detach_device(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool suspend)
 {
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = &dev->priv;
 	struct auxiliary_device *adev;
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ void mlx5_detach_device(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 
 		adrv = to_auxiliary_drv(adev->dev.driver);
 
-		if (adrv->suspend) {
+		if (adrv->suspend && suspend) {
 			adrv->suspend(adev, pm);
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
index 2d36123cc05e..c5d2fdcabd56 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static int mlx5_devlink_reload_fw_activate(struct devlink *devlink, struct netli
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	mlx5_unload_one_devl_locked(dev);
+	mlx5_unload_one_devl_locked(dev, true);
 	err = mlx5_health_wait_pci_up(dev);
 	if (err)
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "FW activate aborted, PCI reads fail after reset");
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static int mlx5_devlink_reload_down(struct devlink *devlink, bool netns_change,
 
 	switch (action) {
 	case DEVLINK_RELOAD_ACTION_DRIVER_REINIT:
-		mlx5_unload_one_devl_locked(dev);
+		mlx5_unload_one_devl_locked(dev, false);
 		break;
 	case DEVLINK_RELOAD_ACTION_FW_ACTIVATE:
 		if (limit == DEVLINK_RELOAD_LIMIT_NO_RESET)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c
index 7bde34a17165..4c2dad9d7cfb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static void mlx5_fw_reset_complete_reload(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	if (test_bit(MLX5_FW_RESET_FLAGS_PENDING_COMP, &fw_reset->reset_flags)) {
 		complete(&fw_reset->done);
 	} else {
-		mlx5_unload_one(dev);
+		mlx5_unload_one(dev, false);
 		if (mlx5_health_wait_pci_up(dev))
 			mlx5_core_err(dev, "reset reload flow aborted, PCI reads still not working\n");
 		else
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ int mlx5_fw_reset_wait_reset_done(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	}
 	err = fw_reset->ret;
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(MLX5_FW_RESET_FLAGS_RELOAD_REQUIRED, &fw_reset->reset_flags)) {
-		mlx5_unload_one_devl_locked(dev);
+		mlx5_unload_one_devl_locked(dev, false);
 		mlx5_load_one_devl_locked(dev, false);
 	}
 out:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
index 1e8bee906c31..f9438d4e43ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ static void mlx5_fw_fatal_reporter_err_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		 * requests from the kernel.
 		 */
 		mlx5_core_err(dev, "Driver is in error state. Unloading\n");
-		mlx5_unload_one(dev);
+		mlx5_unload_one(dev, false);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index 6997b29fdecc..540840e80493 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -1520,12 +1520,12 @@ int mlx5_load_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void mlx5_unload_one_devl_locked(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+void mlx5_unload_one_devl_locked(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool suspend)
 {
 	devl_assert_locked(priv_to_devlink(dev));
 	mutex_lock(&dev->intf_state_mutex);
 
-	mlx5_detach_device(dev);
+	mlx5_detach_device(dev, suspend);
 
 	if (!test_bit(MLX5_INTERFACE_STATE_UP, &dev->intf_state)) {
 		mlx5_core_warn(dev, "%s: interface is down, NOP\n",
@@ -1540,12 +1540,12 @@ void mlx5_unload_one_devl_locked(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->intf_state_mutex);
 }
 
-void mlx5_unload_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+void mlx5_unload_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool suspend)
 {
 	struct devlink *devlink = priv_to_devlink(dev);
 
 	devl_lock(devlink);
-	mlx5_unload_one_devl_locked(dev);
+	mlx5_unload_one_devl_locked(dev, suspend);
 	devl_unlock(devlink);
 }
 
@@ -1830,7 +1830,7 @@ static pci_ers_result_t mlx5_pci_err_detected(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	mlx5_enter_error_state(dev, false);
 	mlx5_error_sw_reset(dev);
-	mlx5_unload_one(dev);
+	mlx5_unload_one(dev, true);
 	mlx5_drain_health_wq(dev);
 	mlx5_pci_disable_device(dev);
 
@@ -1986,7 +1986,7 @@ static void shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	set_bit(MLX5_BREAK_FW_WAIT, &dev->intf_state);
 	err = mlx5_try_fast_unload(dev);
 	if (err)
-		mlx5_unload_one(dev);
+		mlx5_unload_one(dev, false);
 	mlx5_pci_disable_device(dev);
 }
 
@@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@ static int mlx5_suspend(struct pci_dev *pdev, pm_message_t state)
 {
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
-	mlx5_unload_one(dev);
+	mlx5_unload_one(dev, true);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2037,7 +2037,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, mlx5_core_pci_table);
 void mlx5_disable_device(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
 	mlx5_error_sw_reset(dev);
-	mlx5_unload_one_devl_locked(dev);
+	mlx5_unload_one_devl_locked(dev, false);
 }
 
 int mlx5_recover_device(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h
index d670b28a7323..be0785f83083 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ void mlx5_adev_cleanup(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 int mlx5_adev_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 
 int mlx5_attach_device(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
-void mlx5_detach_device(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
+void mlx5_detach_device(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool suspend);
 int mlx5_register_device(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_unregister_device(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 struct mlx5_core_dev *mlx5_get_next_phys_dev_lag(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ int mlx5_mdev_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int profile_idx);
 void mlx5_mdev_uninit(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 int mlx5_init_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_uninit_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
-void mlx5_unload_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
-void mlx5_unload_one_devl_locked(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
+void mlx5_unload_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool suspend);
+void mlx5_unload_one_devl_locked(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool suspend);
 int mlx5_load_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 int mlx5_load_one_devl_locked(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool recovery);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/dev/driver.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/dev/driver.c
index 7b4783ce213e..a7377619ba6f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/dev/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/dev/driver.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static void mlx5_sf_dev_shutdown(struct auxiliary_device *adev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_sf_dev *sf_dev = container_of(adev, struct mlx5_sf_dev, adev);
 
-	mlx5_unload_one(sf_dev->mdev);
+	mlx5_unload_one(sf_dev->mdev, false);
 }
 
 static const struct auxiliary_device_id mlx5_sf_dev_id_table[] = {