diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c
index dec1492da74d..1a818759a9aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ int mlx5_fw_reset_set_live_patch(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 static void mlx5_fw_reset_complete_reload(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_fw_reset *fw_reset = dev->priv.fw_reset;
+	struct devlink *devlink = priv_to_devlink(dev);
 
 	/* if this is the driver that initiated the fw reset, devlink completed the reload */
 	if (test_bit(MLX5_FW_RESET_FLAGS_PENDING_COMP, &fw_reset->reset_flags)) {
@@ -155,9 +156,11 @@ static void mlx5_fw_reset_complete_reload(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 			mlx5_core_err(dev, "reset reload flow aborted, PCI reads still not working\n");
 		else
 			mlx5_load_one(dev, true);
-		devlink_remote_reload_actions_performed(priv_to_devlink(dev), 0,
+		devl_lock(devlink);
+		devlink_remote_reload_actions_performed(devlink, 0,
 							BIT(DEVLINK_RELOAD_ACTION_DRIVER_REINIT) |
 							BIT(DEVLINK_RELOAD_ACTION_FW_ACTIVATE));
+		devl_unlock(devlink);
 	}
 }