diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
index 8aea0a065e5636..db86e1506c8b67 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
@@ -356,10 +356,11 @@ void mlx5_drain_health_wq(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 void mlx5_drain_health_recovery(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_core_health *health = &dev->priv.health;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock(&health->wq_lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&health->wq_lock, flags);
 	set_bit(MLX5_DROP_NEW_RECOVERY_WORK, &health->flags);
-	spin_unlock(&health->wq_lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&health->wq_lock, flags);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev->priv.health.recover_work);
 }