diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_fs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_fs.c
index 7a789061c998..c1e89dc77db9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_fs.c
@@ -2110,8 +2110,11 @@ static int mlx5e_ipsec_block_tc_offload(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
 	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = mdev->priv.eswitch;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (esw)
-		down_write(&esw->mode_lock);
+	if (esw) {
+		err = mlx5_esw_lock(esw);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
 
 	if (mdev->num_block_ipsec) {
 		err = -EBUSY;
@@ -2122,7 +2125,7 @@ static int mlx5e_ipsec_block_tc_offload(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
 
 unlock:
 	if (esw)
-		up_write(&esw->mode_lock);
+		mlx5_esw_unlock(esw);
 
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index 8d0b915a3121..3047d7015c52 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@ int mlx5_eswitch_enable_locked(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, int num_vfs)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	lockdep_assert_held(&esw->mode_lock);
+	devl_assert_locked(priv_to_devlink(esw->dev));
 
 	if (!MLX5_CAP_ESW_FLOWTABLE_FDB(esw->dev, ft_support)) {
 		esw_warn(esw->dev, "FDB is not supported, aborting ...\n");
@@ -1531,7 +1531,6 @@ int mlx5_eswitch_enable(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, int num_vfs)
 	if (toggle_lag)
 		mlx5_lag_disable_change(esw->dev);
 
-	down_write(&esw->mode_lock);
 	if (!mlx5_esw_is_fdb_created(esw)) {
 		ret = mlx5_eswitch_enable_locked(esw, num_vfs);
 	} else {
@@ -1554,8 +1553,6 @@ int mlx5_eswitch_enable(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, int num_vfs)
 		}
 	}
 
-	up_write(&esw->mode_lock);
-
 	if (toggle_lag)
 		mlx5_lag_enable_change(esw->dev);
 
@@ -1569,12 +1566,11 @@ void mlx5_eswitch_disable_sriov(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, bool clear_vf)
 		return;
 
 	devl_assert_locked(priv_to_devlink(esw->dev));
-	down_write(&esw->mode_lock);
 	/* If driver is unloaded, this function is called twice by remove_one()
 	 * and mlx5_unload(). Prevent the second call.
 	 */
 	if (!esw->esw_funcs.num_vfs && !esw->esw_funcs.num_ec_vfs && !clear_vf)
-		goto unlock;
+		return;
 
 	esw_info(esw->dev, "Unload vfs: mode(%s), nvfs(%d), necvfs(%d), active vports(%d)\n",
 		 esw->mode == MLX5_ESWITCH_LEGACY ? "LEGACY" : "OFFLOADS",
@@ -1603,9 +1599,6 @@ void mlx5_eswitch_disable_sriov(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, bool clear_vf)
 		esw->esw_funcs.num_vfs = 0;
 	else
 		esw->esw_funcs.num_ec_vfs = 0;
-
-unlock:
-	up_write(&esw->mode_lock);
 }
 
 /* Free resources for corresponding eswitch mode. It is called by devlink
@@ -1647,10 +1640,8 @@ void mlx5_eswitch_disable(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 
 	devl_assert_locked(priv_to_devlink(esw->dev));
 	mlx5_lag_disable_change(esw->dev);
-	down_write(&esw->mode_lock);
 	mlx5_eswitch_disable_locked(esw);
 	esw->mode = MLX5_ESWITCH_LEGACY;
-	up_write(&esw->mode_lock);
 	mlx5_lag_enable_change(esw->dev);
 }
 
@@ -2254,8 +2245,13 @@ bool mlx5_esw_hold(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
 	if (!mlx5_esw_allowed(esw))
 		return true;
 
-	if (down_read_trylock(&esw->mode_lock) != 0)
+	if (down_read_trylock(&esw->mode_lock) != 0) {
+		if (esw->eswitch_operation_in_progress) {
+			up_read(&esw->mode_lock);
+			return false;
+		}
 		return true;
+	}
 
 	return false;
 }
@@ -2312,7 +2308,8 @@ int mlx5_esw_try_lock(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 	if (down_write_trylock(&esw->mode_lock) == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (atomic64_read(&esw->user_count) > 0) {
+	if (esw->eswitch_operation_in_progress ||
+	    atomic64_read(&esw->user_count) > 0) {
 		up_write(&esw->mode_lock);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
@@ -2320,6 +2317,18 @@ int mlx5_esw_try_lock(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 	return esw->mode;
 }
 
+int mlx5_esw_lock(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
+{
+	down_write(&esw->mode_lock);
+
+	if (esw->eswitch_operation_in_progress) {
+		up_write(&esw->mode_lock);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * mlx5_esw_unlock() - Release write lock on esw mode lock
  * @esw: eswitch device.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
index 37ab66e7b403..b674b57d05aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ struct mlx5_eswitch {
 	struct xarray paired;
 	struct mlx5_devcom_comp_dev *devcom;
 	u16 enabled_ipsec_vf_count;
+	bool eswitch_operation_in_progress;
 };
 
 void esw_offloads_disable(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw);
@@ -827,6 +828,7 @@ void mlx5_esw_release(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_esw_get(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_esw_put(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 int mlx5_esw_try_lock(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw);
+int mlx5_esw_lock(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw);
 void mlx5_esw_unlock(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw);
 
 void esw_vport_change_handle_locked(struct mlx5_vport *vport);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index 88236e75fd90..bf78eeca401b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -3733,13 +3733,16 @@ int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_mode_set(struct devlink *devlink, u16 mode,
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
+	esw->eswitch_operation_in_progress = true;
+	up_write(&esw->mode_lock);
+
 	mlx5_eswitch_disable_locked(esw);
 	if (mode == DEVLINK_ESWITCH_MODE_SWITCHDEV) {
 		if (mlx5_devlink_trap_get_num_active(esw->dev)) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
 					   "Can't change mode while devlink traps are active");
 			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-			goto unlock;
+			goto skip;
 		}
 		err = esw_offloads_start(esw, extack);
 	} else if (mode == DEVLINK_ESWITCH_MODE_LEGACY) {
@@ -3749,6 +3752,9 @@ int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_mode_set(struct devlink *devlink, u16 mode,
 		err = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+skip:
+	down_write(&esw->mode_lock);
+	esw->eswitch_operation_in_progress = false;
 unlock:
 	mlx5_esw_unlock(esw);
 enable_lag:
@@ -3759,16 +3765,12 @@ int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_mode_set(struct devlink *devlink, u16 mode,
 int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_mode_get(struct devlink *devlink, u16 *mode)
 {
 	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw;
-	int err;
 
 	esw = mlx5_devlink_eswitch_get(devlink);
 	if (IS_ERR(esw))
 		return PTR_ERR(esw);
 
-	down_read(&esw->mode_lock);
-	err = esw_mode_to_devlink(esw->mode, mode);
-	up_read(&esw->mode_lock);
-	return err;
+	return esw_mode_to_devlink(esw->mode, mode);
 }
 
 static int mlx5_esw_vports_inline_set(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u8 mlx5_mode,
@@ -3862,11 +3864,15 @@ int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_inline_mode_set(struct devlink *devlink, u8 mode,
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
+	esw->eswitch_operation_in_progress = true;
+	up_write(&esw->mode_lock);
+
 	err = mlx5_esw_vports_inline_set(esw, mlx5_mode, extack);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
+	if (!err)
+		esw->offloads.inline_mode = mlx5_mode;
 
-	esw->offloads.inline_mode = mlx5_mode;
+	down_write(&esw->mode_lock);
+	esw->eswitch_operation_in_progress = false;
 	up_write(&esw->mode_lock);
 	return 0;
 
@@ -3878,16 +3884,12 @@ int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_inline_mode_set(struct devlink *devlink, u8 mode,
 int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_inline_mode_get(struct devlink *devlink, u8 *mode)
 {
 	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw;
-	int err;
 
 	esw = mlx5_devlink_eswitch_get(devlink);
 	if (IS_ERR(esw))
 		return PTR_ERR(esw);
 
-	down_read(&esw->mode_lock);
-	err = esw_inline_mode_to_devlink(esw->offloads.inline_mode, mode);
-	up_read(&esw->mode_lock);
-	return err;
+	return esw_inline_mode_to_devlink(esw->offloads.inline_mode, mode);
 }
 
 bool mlx5_eswitch_block_encap(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
@@ -3969,6 +3971,9 @@ int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_encap_mode_set(struct devlink *devlink,
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
+	esw->eswitch_operation_in_progress = true;
+	up_write(&esw->mode_lock);
+
 	esw_destroy_offloads_fdb_tables(esw);
 
 	esw->offloads.encap = encap;
@@ -3982,6 +3987,9 @@ int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_encap_mode_set(struct devlink *devlink,
 		(void)esw_create_offloads_fdb_tables(esw);
 	}
 
+	down_write(&esw->mode_lock);
+	esw->eswitch_operation_in_progress = false;
+
 unlock:
 	up_write(&esw->mode_lock);
 	return err;
@@ -3996,9 +4004,7 @@ int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_encap_mode_get(struct devlink *devlink,
 	if (IS_ERR(esw))
 		return PTR_ERR(esw);
 
-	down_read(&esw->mode_lock);
 	*encap = esw->offloads.encap;
-	up_read(&esw->mode_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
