diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
index 3ffa3fbacd16..26091e7536d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static int mlx5_devlink_reload_fw_activate(struct devlink *devlink, struct netli
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	mlx5_unload_one_devl_locked(dev, true);
+	mlx5_unload_one_devl_locked(dev, false);
 	err = mlx5_health_wait_pci_up(dev);
 	if (err)
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "FW activate aborted, PCI reads fail after reset");