diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 0235adcbc609..a07bbe9a61be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -5833,8 +5833,8 @@ void mlx5e_detach_netdev(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 }
 
 static int
-mlx5e_netdev_attach_profile(struct net_device *netdev, struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
-			    const struct mlx5e_profile *new_profile, void *new_ppriv)
+mlx5e_netdev_init_profile(struct net_device *netdev, struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
+			  const struct mlx5e_profile *new_profile, void *new_ppriv)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	int err;
@@ -5850,6 +5850,25 @@ mlx5e_netdev_attach_profile(struct net_device *netdev, struct mlx5_core_dev *mde
 	err = new_profile->init(priv->mdev, priv->netdev);
 	if (err)
 		goto priv_cleanup;
+
+	return 0;
+
+priv_cleanup:
+	mlx5e_priv_cleanup(priv);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int
+mlx5e_netdev_attach_profile(struct net_device *netdev, struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
+			    const struct mlx5e_profile *new_profile, void *new_ppriv)
+{
+	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	int err;
+
+	err = mlx5e_netdev_init_profile(netdev, mdev, new_profile, new_ppriv);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	err = mlx5e_attach_netdev(priv);
 	if (err)
 		goto profile_cleanup;
@@ -5857,7 +5876,6 @@ mlx5e_netdev_attach_profile(struct net_device *netdev, struct mlx5_core_dev *mde
 
 profile_cleanup:
 	new_profile->cleanup(priv);
-priv_cleanup:
 	mlx5e_priv_cleanup(priv);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -5876,6 +5894,12 @@ int mlx5e_netdev_change_profile(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 	priv->profile->cleanup(priv);
 	mlx5e_priv_cleanup(priv);
 
+	if (mdev->state == MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR) {
+		mlx5e_netdev_init_profile(netdev, mdev, new_profile, new_ppriv);
+		set_bit(MLX5E_STATE_DESTROYING, &priv->state);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
 	err = mlx5e_netdev_attach_profile(netdev, mdev, new_profile, new_ppriv);
 	if (err) { /* roll back to original profile */
 		netdev_warn(netdev, "%s: new profile init failed, %d\n", __func__, err);
@@ -5937,8 +5961,11 @@ static int mlx5e_suspend(struct auxiliary_device *adev, pm_message_t state)
 	struct net_device *netdev = priv->netdev;
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
 
-	if (!netif_device_present(netdev))
+	if (!netif_device_present(netdev)) {
+		if (test_bit(MLX5E_STATE_DESTROYING, &priv->state))
+			mlx5e_destroy_mdev_resources(mdev);
 		return -ENODEV;
+	}
 
 	mlx5e_detach_netdev(priv);
 	mlx5e_destroy_mdev_resources(mdev);