diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw.c
index 13e86f0b42f5..43e4bc222cfa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw.c
@@ -337,6 +337,10 @@ int mlx5_cmd_fast_teardown_hca(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	do {
 		if (mlx5_get_nic_state(dev) == MLX5_NIC_IFC_DISABLED)
 			break;
+		if (pci_channel_offline(dev->pdev)) {
+			mlx5_core_err(dev, "PCI channel offline, stop waiting for NIC IFC\n");
+			return -EACCES;
+		}
 
 		cond_resched();
 	} while (!time_after(jiffies, end));
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
index f628887d8af8..d4ad0e4192bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
@@ -250,6 +250,10 @@ recover_from_sw_reset:
 	do {
 		if (mlx5_get_nic_state(dev) == MLX5_NIC_IFC_DISABLED)
 			break;
+		if (pci_channel_offline(dev->pdev)) {
+			mlx5_core_err(dev, "PCI channel offline, stop waiting for NIC IFC\n");
+			goto unlock;
+		}
 
 		msleep(20);
 	} while (!time_after(jiffies, end));
@@ -322,6 +326,10 @@ static int mlx5_health_try_recover(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 				      "health recovery flow aborted, PCI reads still not working\n");
 			return -EIO;
 		}
+		if (pci_channel_offline(dev->pdev)) {
+			mlx5_core_err(dev, "PCI channel offline, stop waiting for PCI\n");
+			return -EACCES;
+		}
 		msleep(100);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/pci_vsc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/pci_vsc.c
index 6b774e0c2766..d0b595ba6110 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/pci_vsc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/pci_vsc.c
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ int mlx5_vsc_gw_lock(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 			ret = -EBUSY;
 			goto pci_unlock;
 		}
+		if (pci_channel_offline(dev->pdev)) {
+			ret = -EACCES;
+			goto pci_unlock;
+		}
 
 		/* Check if semaphore is already locked */
 		ret = vsc_read(dev, VSC_SEMAPHORE_OFFSET, &lock_val);