diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
index f27f84ffbc8504..8a8b5f0e497cf4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ enum {
 
 enum {
 	MLX5_DROP_NEW_HEALTH_WORK,
+	MLX5_DROP_NEW_RECOVERY_WORK,
 };
 
 static u8 get_nic_state(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ static void health_care(struct work_struct *work)
 	mlx5_handle_bad_state(dev);
 
 	spin_lock(&health->wq_lock);
-	if (!test_bit(MLX5_DROP_NEW_HEALTH_WORK, &health->flags))
+	if (!test_bit(MLX5_DROP_NEW_RECOVERY_WORK, &health->flags))
 		schedule_delayed_work(&health->recover_work, recover_delay);
 	else
 		dev_err(&dev->pdev->dev,
@@ -313,6 +314,7 @@ void mlx5_start_health_poll(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	init_timer(&health->timer);
 	health->sick = 0;
 	clear_bit(MLX5_DROP_NEW_HEALTH_WORK, &health->flags);
+	clear_bit(MLX5_DROP_NEW_RECOVERY_WORK, &health->flags);
 	health->health = &dev->iseg->health;
 	health->health_counter = &dev->iseg->health_counter;
 
@@ -335,11 +337,22 @@ void mlx5_drain_health_wq(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 
 	spin_lock(&health->wq_lock);
 	set_bit(MLX5_DROP_NEW_HEALTH_WORK, &health->flags);
+	set_bit(MLX5_DROP_NEW_RECOVERY_WORK, &health->flags);
 	spin_unlock(&health->wq_lock);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&health->recover_work);
 	cancel_work_sync(&health->work);
 }
 
+void mlx5_drain_health_recovery(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct mlx5_core_health *health = &dev->priv.health;
+
+	spin_lock(&health->wq_lock);
+	set_bit(MLX5_DROP_NEW_RECOVERY_WORK, &health->flags);
+	spin_unlock(&health->wq_lock);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev->priv.health.recover_work);
+}
+
 void mlx5_health_cleanup(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_core_health *health = &dev->priv.health;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index fd47b51348418f..524c16f72e8350 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ static int mlx5_unload_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct mlx5_priv *priv,
 	int err = 0;
 
 	if (cleanup)
-		mlx5_drain_health_wq(dev);
+		mlx5_drain_health_recovery(dev);
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->intf_state_mutex);
 	if (test_bit(MLX5_INTERFACE_STATE_DOWN, &dev->intf_state)) {
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
index 93273d9ea4d145..ba260330ce5e6c 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
@@ -925,6 +925,7 @@ int mlx5_health_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_start_health_poll(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_stop_health_poll(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_drain_health_wq(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
+void mlx5_drain_health_recovery(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 int mlx5_buf_alloc_node(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int size,
 			struct mlx5_buf *buf, int node);
 int mlx5_buf_alloc(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int size, struct mlx5_buf *buf);