diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_tx.c
index afdeb1b3d425..8409ae73768f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_tx.c
@@ -160,13 +160,13 @@ static int mlx5e_tx_reporter_timeout_recover(void *ctx)
 	 * channels are being closed for other reason and this work is not
 	 * relevant anymore.
 	 */
-	while (!netdev_trylock(sq->netdev)) {
+	while (!netdev_trylock(priv->netdev)) {
 		if (!test_bit(MLX5E_STATE_CHANNELS_ACTIVE, &priv->state))
 			return 0;
 		msleep(20);
 	}
 
-	err = mlx5e_health_channel_eq_recover(sq->netdev, eq, sq->cq.ch_stats);
+	err = mlx5e_health_channel_eq_recover(priv->netdev, eq, sq->cq.ch_stats);
 	if (!err) {
 		to_ctx->status = 0; /* this sq recovered */
 		goto out;
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static int mlx5e_tx_reporter_timeout_recover(void *ctx)
 		   "mlx5e_safe_reopen_channels failed recovering from a tx_timeout, err(%d).\n",
 		   err);
 out:
-	netdev_unlock(sq->netdev);
+	netdev_unlock(priv->netdev);
 	return err;
 }