diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
index 7f1f813b2f2d..3749eb83d9e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static int mlx5_devlink_reload_up(struct devlink *devlink, enum devlink_reload_a
 			break;
 		/* On fw_activate action, also driver is reloaded and reinit performed */
 		*actions_performed |= BIT(DEVLINK_RELOAD_ACTION_DRIVER_REINIT);
-		ret = mlx5_load_one_devl_locked(dev, false);
+		ret = mlx5_load_one_devl_locked(dev, true);
 		break;
 	default:
 		/* Unsupported action should not get to this function */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c
index 2b7472918039..d219f8417d93 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw_reset.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static void mlx5_fw_reset_complete_reload(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 		if (mlx5_health_wait_pci_up(dev))
 			mlx5_core_err(dev, "reset reload flow aborted, PCI reads still not working\n");
 		else
-			mlx5_load_one(dev, false);
+			mlx5_load_one(dev, true);
 		devlink_remote_reload_actions_performed(priv_to_devlink(dev), 0,
 							BIT(DEVLINK_RELOAD_ACTION_DRIVER_REINIT) |
 							BIT(DEVLINK_RELOAD_ACTION_FW_ACTIVATE));
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ int mlx5_fw_reset_wait_reset_done(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	err = fw_reset->ret;
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(MLX5_FW_RESET_FLAGS_RELOAD_REQUIRED, &fw_reset->reset_flags)) {
 		mlx5_unload_one_devl_locked(dev, false);
-		mlx5_load_one_devl_locked(dev, false);
+		mlx5_load_one_devl_locked(dev, true);
 	}
 out:
 	clear_bit(MLX5_FW_RESET_FLAGS_PENDING_COMP, &fw_reset->reset_flags);