diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
index d39b0b7011b2..9f39aeca863f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
@@ -331,9 +331,17 @@ void mlx5_start_health_poll(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	add_timer(&health->timer);
 }
 
-void mlx5_stop_health_poll(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+void mlx5_stop_health_poll(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool disable_health)
 {
 	struct mlx5_core_health *health = &dev->priv.health;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (disable_health) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&health->wq_lock, flags);
+		set_bit(MLX5_DROP_NEW_HEALTH_WORK, &health->flags);
+		set_bit(MLX5_DROP_NEW_RECOVERY_WORK, &health->flags);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&health->wq_lock, flags);
+	}
 
 	del_timer_sync(&health->timer);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index cf3e4a659052..739aad0a0b35 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ static int mlx5_load_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct mlx5_priv *priv,
 		mlx5_cleanup_once(dev);
 
 err_stop_poll:
-	mlx5_stop_health_poll(dev);
+	mlx5_stop_health_poll(dev, boot);
 	if (mlx5_cmd_teardown_hca(dev)) {
 		dev_err(&dev->pdev->dev, "tear_down_hca failed, skip cleanup\n");
 		goto out_err;
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ static int mlx5_unload_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct mlx5_priv *priv,
 	mlx5_free_irq_vectors(dev);
 	if (cleanup)
 		mlx5_cleanup_once(dev);
-	mlx5_stop_health_poll(dev);
+	mlx5_stop_health_poll(dev, cleanup);
 	err = mlx5_cmd_teardown_hca(dev);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&dev->pdev->dev, "tear_down_hca failed, skip cleanup\n");
@@ -1608,7 +1608,7 @@ static int mlx5_try_fast_unload(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	 * with the HCA, so the health polll is no longer needed.
 	 */
 	mlx5_drain_health_wq(dev);
-	mlx5_stop_health_poll(dev);
+	mlx5_stop_health_poll(dev, false);
 
 	ret = mlx5_cmd_force_teardown_hca(dev);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
index 7a452716de4b..aa65f58c6610 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ int mlx5_cmd_free_uar(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u32 uarn);
 void mlx5_health_cleanup(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 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_stop_health_poll(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool disable_health);
 void mlx5_drain_health_wq(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_trigger_health_work(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_drain_health_recovery(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);