diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/cmd.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/cmd.c
index 55ee8036f59c..a97eac49e3d6 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/cmd.c
@@ -279,7 +279,6 @@ void mlx5vf_mig_file_cleanup_cb(struct work_struct *_work)
 
 	mlx5_core_destroy_mkey(mdev, async_data->mkey);
 	dma_unmap_sgtable(mdev->device, &migf->table.sgt, DMA_FROM_DEVICE, 0);
-	mlx5_core_dealloc_pd(mdev, async_data->pdn);
 	kvfree(async_data->out);
 	complete(&migf->save_comp);
 	fput(migf->filp);
@@ -314,7 +313,7 @@ int mlx5vf_cmd_save_vhca_state(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev,
 	u32 in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(save_vhca_state_in)] = {};
 	struct mlx5vf_async_data *async_data;
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev;
-	u32 pdn, mkey;
+	u32 mkey;
 	int err;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&mvdev->state_mutex);
@@ -326,16 +325,12 @@ int mlx5vf_cmd_save_vhca_state(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	err = mlx5_core_alloc_pd(mdev, &pdn);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
 	err = dma_map_sgtable(mdev->device, &migf->table.sgt, DMA_FROM_DEVICE,
 			      0);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_dma_map;
 
-	err = _create_mkey(mdev, pdn, migf, NULL, &mkey);
+	err = _create_mkey(mdev, migf->pdn, migf, NULL, &mkey);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_create_mkey;
 
@@ -357,7 +352,6 @@ int mlx5vf_cmd_save_vhca_state(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev,
 	migf->total_length = 0;
 	get_file(migf->filp);
 	async_data->mkey = mkey;
-	async_data->pdn = pdn;
 	err = mlx5_cmd_exec_cb(&migf->async_ctx, in, sizeof(in),
 			       async_data->out,
 			       out_size, mlx5vf_save_callback,
@@ -375,7 +369,6 @@ int mlx5vf_cmd_save_vhca_state(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev,
 err_create_mkey:
 	dma_unmap_sgtable(mdev->device, &migf->table.sgt, DMA_FROM_DEVICE, 0);
 err_dma_map:
-	mlx5_core_dealloc_pd(mdev, pdn);
 	complete(&migf->save_comp);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -386,7 +379,7 @@ int mlx5vf_cmd_load_vhca_state(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev,
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev;
 	u32 out[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(load_vhca_state_out)] = {};
 	u32 in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(load_vhca_state_in)] = {};
-	u32 pdn, mkey;
+	u32 mkey;
 	int err;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&mvdev->state_mutex);
@@ -400,15 +393,11 @@ int mlx5vf_cmd_load_vhca_state(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev,
 	}
 
 	mdev = mvdev->mdev;
-	err = mlx5_core_alloc_pd(mdev, &pdn);
-	if (err)
-		goto end;
-
 	err = dma_map_sgtable(mdev->device, &migf->table.sgt, DMA_TO_DEVICE, 0);
 	if (err)
-		goto err_reg;
+		goto end;
 
-	err = _create_mkey(mdev, pdn, migf, NULL, &mkey);
+	err = _create_mkey(mdev, migf->pdn, migf, NULL, &mkey);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_mkey;
 
@@ -424,13 +413,41 @@ int mlx5vf_cmd_load_vhca_state(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev,
 	mlx5_core_destroy_mkey(mdev, mkey);
 err_mkey:
 	dma_unmap_sgtable(mdev->device, &migf->table.sgt, DMA_TO_DEVICE, 0);
-err_reg:
-	mlx5_core_dealloc_pd(mdev, pdn);
 end:
 	mutex_unlock(&migf->lock);
 	return err;
 }
 
+int mlx5vf_cmd_alloc_pd(struct mlx5_vf_migration_file *migf)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&migf->mvdev->state_mutex);
+	if (migf->mvdev->mdev_detach)
+		return -ENOTCONN;
+
+	err = mlx5_core_alloc_pd(migf->mvdev->mdev, &migf->pdn);
+	return err;
+}
+
+void mlx5vf_cmd_dealloc_pd(struct mlx5_vf_migration_file *migf)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_held(&migf->mvdev->state_mutex);
+	if (migf->mvdev->mdev_detach)
+		return;
+
+	mlx5_core_dealloc_pd(migf->mvdev->mdev, migf->pdn);
+}
+
+void mlx5fv_cmd_clean_migf_resources(struct mlx5_vf_migration_file *migf)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_held(&migf->mvdev->state_mutex);
+
+	WARN_ON(migf->mvdev->mdev_detach);
+
+	mlx5vf_cmd_dealloc_pd(migf);
+}
+
 static void combine_ranges(struct rb_root_cached *root, u32 cur_nodes,
 			   u32 req_nodes)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/cmd.h b/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/cmd.h
index 8ffa7699872c..ba760f956d53 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/cmd.h
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/cmd.h
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ struct mlx5vf_async_data {
 	struct mlx5_async_work cb_work;
 	struct work_struct work;
 	int status;
-	u32 pdn;
 	u32 mkey;
 	void *out;
 };
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ struct mlx5_vf_migration_file {
 	u8 disabled:1;
 	u8 is_err:1;
 
+	u32 pdn;
 	struct sg_append_table table;
 	size_t total_length;
 	size_t allocated_length;
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ int mlx5vf_cmd_save_vhca_state(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev,
 			       struct mlx5_vf_migration_file *migf);
 int mlx5vf_cmd_load_vhca_state(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev,
 			       struct mlx5_vf_migration_file *migf);
+int mlx5vf_cmd_alloc_pd(struct mlx5_vf_migration_file *migf);
+void mlx5vf_cmd_dealloc_pd(struct mlx5_vf_migration_file *migf);
+void mlx5fv_cmd_clean_migf_resources(struct mlx5_vf_migration_file *migf);
 void mlx5vf_state_mutex_unlock(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev);
 void mlx5vf_disable_fds(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev);
 void mlx5vf_mig_file_cleanup_cb(struct work_struct *_work);
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/main.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/main.c
index 0d71ebb2a972..1916f7c1468c 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/main.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/main.c
@@ -236,12 +236,15 @@ mlx5vf_pci_save_device_data(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev)
 	migf->filp = anon_inode_getfile("mlx5vf_mig", &mlx5vf_save_fops, migf,
 					O_RDONLY);
 	if (IS_ERR(migf->filp)) {
-		int err = PTR_ERR(migf->filp);
-
-		kfree(migf);
-		return ERR_PTR(err);
+		ret = PTR_ERR(migf->filp);
+		goto end;
 	}
 
+	migf->mvdev = mvdev;
+	ret = mlx5vf_cmd_alloc_pd(migf);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_free;
+
 	stream_open(migf->filp->f_inode, migf->filp);
 	mutex_init(&migf->lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&migf->poll_wait);
@@ -257,20 +260,25 @@ mlx5vf_pci_save_device_data(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev)
 	ret = mlx5vf_cmd_query_vhca_migration_state(mvdev,
 						    &migf->total_length);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out_free;
+		goto out_pd;
 
 	ret = mlx5vf_add_migration_pages(
 		migf, DIV_ROUND_UP_ULL(migf->total_length, PAGE_SIZE));
 	if (ret)
-		goto out_free;
+		goto out_pd;
 
-	migf->mvdev = mvdev;
 	ret = mlx5vf_cmd_save_vhca_state(mvdev, migf);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out_free;
+		goto out_save;
 	return migf;
+out_save:
+	mlx5vf_disable_fd(migf);
+out_pd:
+	mlx5vf_cmd_dealloc_pd(migf);
 out_free:
 	fput(migf->filp);
+end:
+	kfree(migf);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
@@ -352,6 +360,7 @@ static struct mlx5_vf_migration_file *
 mlx5vf_pci_resume_device_data(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_vf_migration_file *migf;
+	int ret;
 
 	migf = kzalloc(sizeof(*migf), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!migf)
@@ -360,20 +369,30 @@ mlx5vf_pci_resume_device_data(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev)
 	migf->filp = anon_inode_getfile("mlx5vf_mig", &mlx5vf_resume_fops, migf,
 					O_WRONLY);
 	if (IS_ERR(migf->filp)) {
-		int err = PTR_ERR(migf->filp);
-
-		kfree(migf);
-		return ERR_PTR(err);
+		ret = PTR_ERR(migf->filp);
+		goto end;
 	}
+
+	migf->mvdev = mvdev;
+	ret = mlx5vf_cmd_alloc_pd(migf);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_free;
+
 	stream_open(migf->filp->f_inode, migf->filp);
 	mutex_init(&migf->lock);
 	return migf;
+out_free:
+	fput(migf->filp);
+end:
+	kfree(migf);
+	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
 void mlx5vf_disable_fds(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev)
 {
 	if (mvdev->resuming_migf) {
 		mlx5vf_disable_fd(mvdev->resuming_migf);
+		mlx5fv_cmd_clean_migf_resources(mvdev->resuming_migf);
 		fput(mvdev->resuming_migf->filp);
 		mvdev->resuming_migf = NULL;
 	}
@@ -381,6 +400,7 @@ void mlx5vf_disable_fds(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev)
 		mlx5_cmd_cleanup_async_ctx(&mvdev->saving_migf->async_ctx);
 		cancel_work_sync(&mvdev->saving_migf->async_data.work);
 		mlx5vf_disable_fd(mvdev->saving_migf);
+		mlx5fv_cmd_clean_migf_resources(mvdev->saving_migf);
 		fput(mvdev->saving_migf->filp);
 		mvdev->saving_migf = NULL;
 	}
