diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index 8246b6285d5a44fc0d4a002ea43dbdb36a1aab0d..e0a605c1130f7047a0cdd1a186aa93391e768b4f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -1523,7 +1523,6 @@ static int mlx5_try_fast_unload(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	/* Panic tear down fw command will stop the PCI bus communication
 	 * with the HCA, so the health polll is no longer needed.
 	 */
-	mlx5_drain_health_wq(dev);
 	mlx5_stop_health_poll(dev, false);
 
 	ret = mlx5_cmd_fast_teardown_hca(dev);
@@ -1557,6 +1556,7 @@ static void shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	int err;
 
 	mlx5_core_info(dev, "Shutdown was called\n");
+	mlx5_drain_health_wq(dev);
 	err = mlx5_try_fast_unload(dev);
 	if (err)
 		mlx5_unload_one(dev, false);