diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw.c
index 58f4c0d0fafa..e7faf7e73ca4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fw.c
@@ -366,18 +366,18 @@ int mlx5_cmd_fast_teardown_hca(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	mlx5_set_nic_state(dev, MLX5_NIC_IFC_DISABLED);
+	mlx5_set_nic_state(dev, MLX5_INITIAL_SEG_NIC_INTERFACE_DISABLED);
 
 	/* Loop until device state turns to disable */
 	end = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(delay_ms);
 	do {
-		if (mlx5_get_nic_state(dev) == MLX5_NIC_IFC_DISABLED)
+		if (mlx5_get_nic_state(dev) == MLX5_INITIAL_SEG_NIC_INTERFACE_DISABLED)
 			break;
 
 		cond_resched();
 	} while (!time_after(jiffies, end));
 
-	if (mlx5_get_nic_state(dev) != MLX5_NIC_IFC_DISABLED) {
+	if (mlx5_get_nic_state(dev) != MLX5_INITIAL_SEG_NIC_INTERFACE_DISABLED) {
 		dev_err(&dev->pdev->dev, "NIC IFC still %d after %lums.\n",
 			mlx5_get_nic_state(dev), delay_ms);
 		return -EIO;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
index 5c2ac2d9dbd9..9463ede84d8d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ u32 mlx5_health_check_fatal_sensors(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 		return MLX5_SENSOR_PCI_COMM_ERR;
 	if (pci_channel_offline(dev->pdev))
 		return MLX5_SENSOR_PCI_ERR;
-	if (mlx5_get_nic_state(dev) == MLX5_NIC_IFC_DISABLED)
+	if (mlx5_get_nic_state(dev) == MLX5_INITIAL_SEG_NIC_INTERFACE_DISABLED)
 		return MLX5_SENSOR_NIC_DISABLED;
-	if (mlx5_get_nic_state(dev) == MLX5_NIC_IFC_SW_RESET)
+	if (mlx5_get_nic_state(dev) == MLX5_INITIAL_SEG_NIC_INTERFACE_SW_RESET)
 		return MLX5_SENSOR_NIC_SW_RESET;
 	if (sensor_fw_synd_rfr(dev))
 		return MLX5_SENSOR_FW_SYND_RFR;
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static bool reset_fw_if_needed(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	/* Write the NIC interface field to initiate the reset, the command
 	 * interface address also resides here, don't overwrite it.
 	 */
-	mlx5_set_nic_state(dev, MLX5_NIC_IFC_SW_RESET);
+	mlx5_set_nic_state(dev, MLX5_INITIAL_SEG_NIC_INTERFACE_SW_RESET);
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -246,13 +246,13 @@ void mlx5_error_sw_reset(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	/* Recover from SW reset */
 	end = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(delay_ms);
 	do {
-		if (mlx5_get_nic_state(dev) == MLX5_NIC_IFC_DISABLED)
+		if (mlx5_get_nic_state(dev) == MLX5_INITIAL_SEG_NIC_INTERFACE_DISABLED)
 			break;
 
 		msleep(20);
 	} while (!time_after(jiffies, end));
 
-	if (mlx5_get_nic_state(dev) != MLX5_NIC_IFC_DISABLED) {
+	if (mlx5_get_nic_state(dev) != MLX5_INITIAL_SEG_NIC_INTERFACE_DISABLED) {
 		dev_err(&dev->pdev->dev, "NIC IFC still %d after %lums.\n",
 			mlx5_get_nic_state(dev), delay_ms);
 	}
@@ -272,26 +272,26 @@ static void mlx5_handle_bad_state(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	u8 nic_interface = mlx5_get_nic_state(dev);
 
 	switch (nic_interface) {
-	case MLX5_NIC_IFC_FULL:
+	case MLX5_INITIAL_SEG_NIC_INTERFACE_FULL_DRIVER:
 		mlx5_core_warn(dev, "Expected to see disabled NIC but it is full driver\n");
 		break;
 
-	case MLX5_NIC_IFC_DISABLED:
+	case MLX5_INITIAL_SEG_NIC_INTERFACE_DISABLED:
 		mlx5_core_warn(dev, "starting teardown\n");
 		break;
 
-	case MLX5_NIC_IFC_NO_DRAM_NIC:
+	case MLX5_INITIAL_SEG_NIC_INTERFACE_NO_DRAM_NIC:
 		mlx5_core_warn(dev, "Expected to see disabled NIC but it is no dram nic\n");
 		break;
 
-	case MLX5_NIC_IFC_SW_RESET:
+	case MLX5_INITIAL_SEG_NIC_INTERFACE_SW_RESET:
 		/* The IFC mode field is 3 bits, so it will read 0x7 in 2 cases:
 		 * 1. PCI has been disabled (ie. PCI-AER, PF driver unloaded
 		 *    and this is a VF), this is not recoverable by SW reset.
 		 *    Logging of this is handled elsewhere.
 		 * 2. FW reset has been issued by another function, driver can
 		 *    be reloaded to recover after the mode switches to
-		 *    MLX5_NIC_IFC_DISABLED.
+		 *    MLX5_INITIAL_SEG_NIC_INTERFACE_DISABLED.
 		 */
 		if (dev->priv.health.fatal_error != MLX5_SENSOR_PCI_COMM_ERR)
 			mlx5_core_warn(dev, "NIC SW reset in progress\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h
index a79b7959361b..58732f44940f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/mlx5_core.h
@@ -312,13 +312,6 @@ static inline int mlx5_rescan_drivers(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-enum {
-	MLX5_NIC_IFC_FULL		= 0,
-	MLX5_NIC_IFC_DISABLED		= 1,
-	MLX5_NIC_IFC_NO_DRAM_NIC	= 2,
-	MLX5_NIC_IFC_SW_RESET		= 7
-};
-
 u8 mlx5_get_nic_state(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_set_nic_state(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u8 state);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h b/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
index c726f90ab752..ac69455abd45 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
@@ -10661,6 +10661,7 @@ enum {
 	MLX5_INITIAL_SEG_NIC_INTERFACE_FULL_DRIVER  = 0x0,
 	MLX5_INITIAL_SEG_NIC_INTERFACE_DISABLED     = 0x1,
 	MLX5_INITIAL_SEG_NIC_INTERFACE_NO_DRAM_NIC  = 0x2,
+	MLX5_INITIAL_SEG_NIC_INTERFACE_SW_RESET     = 0x7,
 };
 
 enum {
