diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index f42abc2ea73c3..72ae560a1c684 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -1989,7 +1989,7 @@ static pci_ers_result_t mlx5_pci_err_detected(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	mlx5_enter_error_state(dev, false);
 	mlx5_error_sw_reset(dev);
-	mlx5_unload_one(dev, true);
+	mlx5_unload_one(dev, false);
 	mlx5_drain_health_wq(dev);
 	mlx5_pci_disable_device(dev);