diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index b938632f89ff..571114e4878f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -1330,9 +1330,13 @@ int mlx5_eswitch_enable(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, int num_vfs)
 /* When disabling sriov, free driver level resources. */
 void mlx5_eswitch_disable_sriov(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, bool clear_vf)
 {
+	struct devlink *devlink;
+
 	if (!mlx5_esw_allowed(esw))
 		return;
 
+	devlink = priv_to_devlink(esw->dev);
+	devl_lock(devlink);
 	down_write(&esw->mode_lock);
 	/* If driver is unloaded, this function is called twice by remove_one()
 	 * and mlx5_unload(). Prevent the second call.
@@ -1354,13 +1358,14 @@ void mlx5_eswitch_disable_sriov(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, bool clear_vf)
 		struct devlink *devlink = priv_to_devlink(esw->dev);
 
 		esw_offloads_del_send_to_vport_meta_rules(esw);
-		devlink_rate_nodes_destroy(devlink);
+		devl_rate_nodes_destroy(devlink);
 	}
 
 	esw->esw_funcs.num_vfs = 0;
 
 unlock:
 	up_write(&esw->mode_lock);
+	devl_unlock(devlink);
 }
 
 /* Free resources for corresponding eswitch mode. It is called by devlink
@@ -1389,18 +1394,23 @@ void mlx5_eswitch_disable_locked(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 	mlx5_esw_acls_ns_cleanup(esw);
 
 	if (esw->mode == MLX5_ESWITCH_OFFLOADS)
-		devlink_rate_nodes_destroy(devlink);
+		devl_rate_nodes_destroy(devlink);
 }
 
 void mlx5_eswitch_disable(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 {
+	struct devlink *devlink;
+
 	if (!mlx5_esw_allowed(esw))
 		return;
 
 	mlx5_lag_disable_change(esw->dev);
+	devlink = priv_to_devlink(esw->dev);
+	devl_lock(devlink);
 	down_write(&esw->mode_lock);
 	mlx5_eswitch_disable_locked(esw);
 	up_write(&esw->mode_lock);
+	devl_unlock(devlink);
 	mlx5_lag_enable_change(esw->dev);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index 3bd843e6d66a..f1640e4cb719 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -3377,7 +3377,9 @@ int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_mode_set(struct devlink *devlink, u16 mode,
 	if (cur_mlx5_mode == mlx5_mode)
 		goto unlock;
 
+	devl_lock(devlink);
 	mlx5_eswitch_disable_locked(esw);
+	devl_unlock(devlink);
 	if (mode == DEVLINK_ESWITCH_MODE_SWITCHDEV) {
 		if (mlx5_devlink_trap_get_num_active(esw->dev)) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,