diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
index 0c32c485eb58..b21054514736 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
@@ -618,6 +618,12 @@ static void mlx5_fw_fatal_reporter_err_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	priv = container_of(health, struct mlx5_priv, health);
 	dev = container_of(priv, struct mlx5_core_dev, priv);
 
+	mutex_lock(&dev->intf_state_mutex);
+	if (test_bit(MLX5_DROP_NEW_HEALTH_WORK, &health->flags)) {
+		mlx5_core_err(dev, "health works are not permitted at this stage\n");
+		return;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->intf_state_mutex);
 	enter_error_state(dev, false);
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(health->fw_fatal_reporter)) {
 		if (mlx5_health_try_recover(dev))