diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
index 30f751e69698..f7154f358f27 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ struct mlxsw_core {
 	struct mlxsw_core_port *ports;
 	unsigned int max_ports;
 	bool reload_fail;
+	bool fw_flash_in_progress;
 	unsigned long driver_priv[0];
 	/* driver_priv has to be always the last item */
 };
@@ -428,12 +429,16 @@ struct mlxsw_reg_trans {
 	struct rcu_head rcu;
 };
 
-#define MLXSW_EMAD_TIMEOUT_MS 200
+#define MLXSW_EMAD_TIMEOUT_DURING_FW_FLASH_MS	3000
+#define MLXSW_EMAD_TIMEOUT_MS			200
 
 static void mlxsw_emad_trans_timeout_schedule(struct mlxsw_reg_trans *trans)
 {
 	unsigned long timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(MLXSW_EMAD_TIMEOUT_MS);
 
+	if (trans->core->fw_flash_in_progress)
+		timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(MLXSW_EMAD_TIMEOUT_DURING_FW_FLASH_MS);
+
 	queue_delayed_work(trans->core->emad_wq, &trans->timeout_dw, timeout);
 }
 
@@ -1854,6 +1859,18 @@ int mlxsw_core_kvd_sizes_get(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mlxsw_core_kvd_sizes_get);
 
+void mlxsw_core_fw_flash_start(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core)
+{
+	mlxsw_core->fw_flash_in_progress = true;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mlxsw_core_fw_flash_start);
+
+void mlxsw_core_fw_flash_end(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core)
+{
+	mlxsw_core->fw_flash_in_progress = false;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mlxsw_core_fw_flash_end);
+
 static int __init mlxsw_core_module_init(void)
 {
 	int err;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.h
index c35be477856f..c4e4971764e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.h
@@ -292,6 +292,9 @@ int mlxsw_core_kvd_sizes_get(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core,
 			     u64 *p_single_size, u64 *p_double_size,
 			     u64 *p_linear_size);
 
+void mlxsw_core_fw_flash_start(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core);
+void mlxsw_core_fw_flash_end(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core);
+
 bool mlxsw_core_res_valid(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core,
 			  enum mlxsw_res_id res_id);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index 9bec940330a4..75a2f1495455 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -309,8 +309,13 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_firmware_flash(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 		},
 		.mlxsw_sp = mlxsw_sp
 	};
+	int err;
 
-	return mlxfw_firmware_flash(&mlxsw_sp_mlxfw_dev.mlxfw_dev, firmware);
+	mlxsw_core_fw_flash_start(mlxsw_sp->core);
+	err = mlxfw_firmware_flash(&mlxsw_sp_mlxfw_dev.mlxfw_dev, firmware);
+	mlxsw_core_fw_flash_end(mlxsw_sp->core);
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int mlxsw_sp_fw_rev_validate(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp)