diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_tx.c
index 22918b2ef7f1..09433b91be17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/reporter_tx.c
@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@ static int mlx5e_tx_reporter_timeout_recover(void *ctx)
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	mutex_lock(&priv->state_lock);
 	err = mlx5e_safe_reopen_channels(priv);
+	mutex_unlock(&priv->state_lock);
 	if (!err) {
 		to_ctx->status = 1; /* all channels recovered */
 		return err;