diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c
index b9986a265608..1547704c8976 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "fw_reset.h"
 #include "diag/fw_tracer.h"
 #include "lib/tout.h"
+#include "sf/sf.h"
 
 enum {
 	MLX5_FW_RESET_FLAGS_RESET_REQUESTED,
@@ -397,6 +398,11 @@ static bool mlx5_is_reset_now_capable(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	if (!mlx5_core_is_ecpf(dev) && !mlx5_sf_table_empty(dev)) {
+		mlx5_core_warn(dev, "SFs should be removed before reset\n");
+		return false;
+	}
+
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_PCIE)
 	err = mlx5_check_hotplug_interrupt(dev);
 	if (err)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/devlink.c
index 3f0ac2d1dde6..c9089f2ec5f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/devlink.c
@@ -541,3 +541,13 @@ void mlx5_sf_table_cleanup(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	WARN_ON(!xa_empty(&table->function_ids));
 	kfree(table);
 }
+
+bool mlx5_sf_table_empty(const struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct mlx5_sf_table *table = dev->priv.sf_table;
+
+	if (!table)
+		return true;
+
+	return xa_empty(&table->function_ids);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/sf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/sf.h
index 860f9ddb7107..89559a37997a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/sf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/sf.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ void mlx5_sf_hw_table_destroy(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 
 int mlx5_sf_table_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_sf_table_cleanup(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
+bool mlx5_sf_table_empty(const struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 
 int mlx5_devlink_sf_port_new(struct devlink *devlink,
 			     const struct devlink_port_new_attrs *add_attr,
@@ -61,6 +62,11 @@ static inline void mlx5_sf_table_cleanup(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
 }
 
+static inline bool mlx5_sf_table_empty(const struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	return true;
+}
+
 #endif
 
 #endif