diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
index 2fd601bd102f..3858690e09b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ struct mlx5_esw_offload {
 	DECLARE_HASHTABLE(termtbl_tbl, 8);
 	struct mutex termtbl_mutex; /* protects termtbl hash */
 	struct xarray vhca_map;
+	struct mutex reps_lock; /* protects representor load/unload/register */
 	const struct mlx5_eswitch_rep_ops *rep_ops[NUM_REP_TYPES];
 	u8 inline_mode;
 	atomic64_t num_flows;
@@ -951,6 +952,8 @@ mlx5_esw_lag_demux_fg_create(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 struct mlx5_flow_handle *
 mlx5_esw_lag_demux_rule_create(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 vport_num,
 			       struct mlx5_flow_table *lag_ft);
+void mlx5_esw_reps_block(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw);
+void mlx5_esw_reps_unblock(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw);
 #else  /* CONFIG_MLX5_ESWITCH */
 /* eswitch API stubs */
 static inline int  mlx5_eswitch_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev) { return 0; }
@@ -1028,6 +1031,9 @@ mlx5_esw_host_functions_enabled(const struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static inline void mlx5_esw_reps_block(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw) {}
+static inline void mlx5_esw_reps_unblock(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw) {}
+
 static inline bool
 mlx5_esw_vport_vhca_id(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 vportn, u16 *vhca_id)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index 69134ce2a908..af7d0d58c048 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -2413,6 +2413,16 @@ static int esw_create_restore_table(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 	return err;
 }
 
+void mlx5_esw_reps_block(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&esw->offloads.reps_lock);
+}
+
+void mlx5_esw_reps_unblock(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
+{
+	mutex_unlock(&esw->offloads.reps_lock);
+}
+
 static void esw_mode_change(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 mode)
 {
 	mlx5_devcom_comp_lock(esw->dev->priv.hca_devcom_comp);
@@ -2645,6 +2655,7 @@ static void esw_offloads_cleanup_reps(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 	mlx5_esw_for_each_rep(esw, i, rep)
 		mlx5_esw_offloads_rep_cleanup(esw, rep);
 	xa_destroy(&esw->offloads.vport_reps);
+	mutex_destroy(&esw->offloads.reps_lock);
 }
 
 static int esw_offloads_init_reps(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
@@ -2654,6 +2665,7 @@ static int esw_offloads_init_reps(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 	int err;
 
 	xa_init(&esw->offloads.vport_reps);
+	mutex_init(&esw->offloads.reps_lock);
 
 	mlx5_esw_for_each_vport(esw, i, vport) {
 		err = mlx5_esw_offloads_rep_add(esw, vport);