diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index 6574c145dc1e..459a836a5d9c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -1298,6 +1298,9 @@ static int mlx5_function_teardown(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool boot)
 
 	if (!err)
 		mlx5_function_disable(dev, boot);
+	else
+		mlx5_stop_health_poll(dev, boot);
+
 	return err;
 }