diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c
index 8de118adfb54..ceebfc20f65e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ int mlx5_attach_device(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	int ret = 0, i;
 
 	mutex_lock(&mlx5_intf_mutex);
+	priv->flags &= ~MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_DETACH;
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(mlx5_adev_devices); i++) {
 		if (!priv->adev[i]) {
 			bool is_supported = false;
@@ -375,6 +376,7 @@ skip_suspend:
 		del_adev(&priv->adev[i]->adev);
 		priv->adev[i] = NULL;
 	}
+	priv->flags |= MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_DETACH;
 	mutex_unlock(&mlx5_intf_mutex);
 }
 
@@ -463,6 +465,8 @@ int mlx5_rescan_drivers_locked(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = &dev->priv;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&mlx5_intf_mutex);
+	if (priv->flags & MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_DETACH)
+		return 0;
 
 	delete_drivers(dev);
 	if (priv->flags & MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_DISABLE_ALL_ADEV)
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
index 020a8f7fdbdd..f8902bcd91e2 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
@@ -542,6 +542,10 @@ struct mlx5_core_roce {
 enum {
 	MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_DISABLE_IB_ADEV = 1 << 0,
 	MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_DISABLE_ALL_ADEV = 1 << 1,
+	/* Set during device detach to block any further devices
+	 * creation/deletion on drivers rescan. Unset during device attach.
+	 */
+	MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_DETACH = 1 << 2,
 };
 
 struct mlx5_adev {