diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/health.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/health.c
index ffd9a7a165a2..c11d0162eaf8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/health.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/health.c
@@ -96,6 +96,23 @@ int mlx5e_reporter_cq_common_diagnose(struct mlx5e_cq *cq, struct devlink_fmsg *
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int mlx5e_health_create_reporters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+{
+	return  mlx5e_reporter_tx_create(priv);
+}
+
+void mlx5e_health_destroy_reporters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+{
+	mlx5e_reporter_tx_destroy(priv);
+}
+
+void mlx5e_health_channels_update(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+{
+	if (priv->tx_reporter)
+		devlink_health_reporter_state_update(priv->tx_reporter,
+						     DEVLINK_HEALTH_REPORTER_STATE_HEALTHY);
+}
+
 int mlx5e_health_sq_to_ready(struct mlx5e_channel *channel, u32 sqn)
 {
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = channel->mdev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/health.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/health.h
index 6725d417aaf5..b2c0ccc79b22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/health.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/health.h
@@ -29,5 +29,9 @@ int mlx5e_health_recover_channels(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 int mlx5e_health_report(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 			struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter, char *err_str,
 			struct mlx5e_err_ctx *err_ctx);
+int mlx5e_health_create_reporters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
+void mlx5e_health_destroy_reporters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
+void mlx5e_health_channels_update(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
+
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 695c75a8d1ab..f3bcb9ddca58 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -2323,10 +2323,7 @@ int mlx5e_open_channels(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 			goto err_close_channels;
 	}
 
-	if (priv->tx_reporter)
-		devlink_health_reporter_state_update(priv->tx_reporter,
-						     DEVLINK_HEALTH_REPORTER_STATE_HEALTHY);
-
+	mlx5e_health_channels_update(priv);
 	kvfree(cparam);
 	return 0;
 
@@ -3201,7 +3198,6 @@ static void mlx5e_cleanup_nic_tx(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
 	int tc;
 
-	mlx5e_reporter_tx_destroy(priv);
 	for (tc = 0; tc < priv->profile->max_tc; tc++)
 		mlx5e_destroy_tis(priv->mdev, priv->tisn[tc]);
 }
@@ -4969,12 +4965,14 @@ static int mlx5e_nic_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 		mlx5_core_err(mdev, "TLS initialization failed, %d\n", err);
 	mlx5e_build_nic_netdev(netdev);
 	mlx5e_build_tc2txq_maps(priv);
+	mlx5e_health_create_reporters(priv);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void mlx5e_nic_cleanup(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
+	mlx5e_health_destroy_reporters(priv);
 	mlx5e_tls_cleanup(priv);
 	mlx5e_ipsec_cleanup(priv);
 	mlx5e_netdev_cleanup(priv->netdev, priv);
@@ -5077,7 +5075,6 @@ static int mlx5e_init_nic_tx(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 #ifdef CONFIG_MLX5_CORE_EN_DCB
 	mlx5e_dcbnl_initialize(priv);
 #endif
-	mlx5e_reporter_tx_create(priv);
 	return 0;
 }