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 a2f3ba811af8..2e5eb427f824 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
@@ -254,8 +254,6 @@ static void rx_destroy(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, struct mlx5e_ipsec *ipsec,
 	mlx5_del_flow_rules(rx->sa.rule);
 	mlx5_destroy_flow_group(rx->sa.group);
 	mlx5_destroy_flow_table(rx->ft.sa);
-	if (rx->allow_tunnel_mode)
-		mlx5_eswitch_unblock_encap(mdev);
 	if (rx == ipsec->rx_esw) {
 		mlx5_esw_ipsec_rx_status_destroy(ipsec, rx);
 	} else {
@@ -359,8 +357,6 @@ static int rx_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, struct mlx5e_ipsec *ipsec,
 		goto err_add;
 
 	/* Create FT */
-	if (mlx5_ipsec_device_caps(mdev) & MLX5_IPSEC_CAP_TUNNEL)
-		rx->allow_tunnel_mode = mlx5_eswitch_block_encap(mdev);
 	if (rx->allow_tunnel_mode)
 		flags = MLX5_FLOW_TABLE_TUNNEL_EN_REFORMAT;
 	ft = ipsec_ft_create(attr.ns, attr.sa_level, attr.prio, 2, flags);
@@ -415,8 +411,6 @@ static int rx_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, struct mlx5e_ipsec *ipsec,
 err_fs:
 	mlx5_destroy_flow_table(rx->ft.sa);
 err_fs_ft:
-	if (rx->allow_tunnel_mode)
-		mlx5_eswitch_unblock_encap(mdev);
 	mlx5_del_flow_rules(rx->status.rule);
 	mlx5_modify_header_dealloc(mdev, rx->status.modify_hdr);
 err_add:
@@ -434,13 +428,26 @@ static int rx_get(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, struct mlx5e_ipsec *ipsec,
 	if (rx->ft.refcnt)
 		goto skip;
 
+	if (mlx5_ipsec_device_caps(mdev) & MLX5_IPSEC_CAP_TUNNEL)
+		rx->allow_tunnel_mode = mlx5_eswitch_block_encap(mdev);
+
+	err = mlx5_eswitch_block_mode_trylock(mdev);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_out;
+
 	err = rx_create(mdev, ipsec, rx, family);
+	mlx5_eswitch_block_mode_unlock(mdev, err);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto err_out;
 
 skip:
 	rx->ft.refcnt++;
 	return 0;
+
+err_out:
+	if (rx->allow_tunnel_mode)
+		mlx5_eswitch_unblock_encap(mdev);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void rx_put(struct mlx5e_ipsec *ipsec, struct mlx5e_ipsec_rx *rx,
@@ -449,7 +456,12 @@ static void rx_put(struct mlx5e_ipsec *ipsec, struct mlx5e_ipsec_rx *rx,
 	if (--rx->ft.refcnt)
 		return;
 
+	mlx5_eswitch_unblock_mode_lock(ipsec->mdev);
 	rx_destroy(ipsec->mdev, ipsec, rx, family);
+	mlx5_eswitch_unblock_mode_unlock(ipsec->mdev);
+
+	if (rx->allow_tunnel_mode)
+		mlx5_eswitch_unblock_encap(ipsec->mdev);
 }
 
 static struct mlx5e_ipsec_rx *rx_ft_get(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
@@ -569,8 +581,6 @@ static void tx_destroy(struct mlx5e_ipsec *ipsec, struct mlx5e_ipsec_tx *tx,
 		mlx5_destroy_flow_group(tx->sa.group);
 	}
 	mlx5_destroy_flow_table(tx->ft.sa);
-	if (tx->allow_tunnel_mode)
-		mlx5_eswitch_unblock_encap(ipsec->mdev);
 	mlx5_del_flow_rules(tx->status.rule);
 	mlx5_destroy_flow_table(tx->ft.status);
 }
@@ -611,8 +621,6 @@ static int tx_create(struct mlx5e_ipsec *ipsec, struct mlx5e_ipsec_tx *tx,
 	if (err)
 		goto err_status_rule;
 
-	if (mlx5_ipsec_device_caps(mdev) & MLX5_IPSEC_CAP_TUNNEL)
-		tx->allow_tunnel_mode = mlx5_eswitch_block_encap(mdev);
 	if (tx->allow_tunnel_mode)
 		flags = MLX5_FLOW_TABLE_TUNNEL_EN_REFORMAT;
 	ft = ipsec_ft_create(tx->ns, attr.sa_level, attr.prio, 4, flags);
@@ -679,8 +687,6 @@ static int tx_create(struct mlx5e_ipsec *ipsec, struct mlx5e_ipsec_tx *tx,
 err_sa_miss:
 	mlx5_destroy_flow_table(tx->ft.sa);
 err_sa_ft:
-	if (tx->allow_tunnel_mode)
-		mlx5_eswitch_unblock_encap(mdev);
 	mlx5_del_flow_rules(tx->status.rule);
 err_status_rule:
 	mlx5_destroy_flow_table(tx->ft.status);
@@ -714,16 +720,32 @@ static int tx_get(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, struct mlx5e_ipsec *ipsec,
 	if (tx->ft.refcnt)
 		goto skip;
 
-	err = tx_create(ipsec, tx, ipsec->roce);
+	if (mlx5_ipsec_device_caps(mdev) & MLX5_IPSEC_CAP_TUNNEL)
+		tx->allow_tunnel_mode = mlx5_eswitch_block_encap(mdev);
+
+	err = mlx5_eswitch_block_mode_trylock(mdev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto err_out;
+
+	err = tx_create(ipsec, tx, ipsec->roce);
+	if (err) {
+		mlx5_eswitch_block_mode_unlock(mdev, err);
+		goto err_out;
+	}
 
 	if (tx == ipsec->tx_esw)
 		ipsec_esw_tx_ft_policy_set(mdev, tx->ft.pol);
 
+	mlx5_eswitch_block_mode_unlock(mdev, err);
+
 skip:
 	tx->ft.refcnt++;
 	return 0;
+
+err_out:
+	if (tx->allow_tunnel_mode)
+		mlx5_eswitch_unblock_encap(mdev);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void tx_put(struct mlx5e_ipsec *ipsec, struct mlx5e_ipsec_tx *tx)
@@ -731,10 +753,17 @@ static void tx_put(struct mlx5e_ipsec *ipsec, struct mlx5e_ipsec_tx *tx)
 	if (--tx->ft.refcnt)
 		return;
 
+	mlx5_eswitch_unblock_mode_lock(ipsec->mdev);
+
 	if (tx == ipsec->tx_esw)
 		ipsec_esw_tx_ft_policy_set(ipsec->mdev, NULL);
 
 	tx_destroy(ipsec, tx, ipsec->roce);
+
+	mlx5_eswitch_unblock_mode_unlock(ipsec->mdev);
+
+	if (tx->allow_tunnel_mode)
+		mlx5_eswitch_unblock_encap(ipsec->mdev);
 }
 
 static struct mlx5_flow_table *tx_ft_get_policy(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
index 1070cfa72678..ddd16fd4a3a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ struct mlx5_esw_offload {
 	u8 inline_mode;
 	atomic64_t num_flows;
 	u64 num_block_encap;
+	u64 num_block_mode;
 	enum devlink_eswitch_encap_mode encap;
 	struct ida vport_metadata_ida;
 	unsigned int host_number; /* ECPF supports one external host */
@@ -789,6 +790,11 @@ int mlx5_eswitch_reload_reps(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw);
 bool mlx5_eswitch_block_encap(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_eswitch_unblock_encap(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 
+int mlx5_eswitch_block_mode_trylock(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
+void mlx5_eswitch_block_mode_unlock(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int err);
+void mlx5_eswitch_unblock_mode_lock(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
+void mlx5_eswitch_unblock_mode_unlock(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
+
 static inline int mlx5_eswitch_num_vfs(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 {
 	if (mlx5_esw_allowed(esw))
@@ -867,6 +873,14 @@ static inline bool mlx5_eswitch_block_encap(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 static inline void mlx5_eswitch_unblock_encap(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
 }
+
+static inline int mlx5_eswitch_block_mode_trylock(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev) { return 0; }
+
+static inline void mlx5_eswitch_block_mode_unlock(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int err) {}
+
+static inline void mlx5_eswitch_unblock_mode_lock(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev) {}
+
+static inline void mlx5_eswitch_unblock_mode_unlock(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev) {}
 #endif /* CONFIG_MLX5_ESWITCH */
 
 #endif /* __MLX5_ESWITCH_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index e8bf18098203..52e974e2d74a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -3513,6 +3513,69 @@ static bool esw_offloads_devlink_ns_eq_netdev_ns(struct devlink *devlink)
 	return net_eq(devl_net, netdev_net);
 }
 
+int mlx5_eswitch_block_mode_trylock(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct devlink *devlink = priv_to_devlink(dev);
+	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw;
+	int err;
+
+	devl_lock(devlink);
+	esw = mlx5_devlink_eswitch_get(devlink);
+	if (IS_ERR(esw)) {
+		/* Failure means no eswitch => not possible to change eswitch mode */
+		devl_unlock(devlink);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	err = mlx5_esw_try_lock(esw);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		devl_unlock(devlink);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void mlx5_eswitch_block_mode_unlock(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int err)
+{
+	struct devlink *devlink = priv_to_devlink(dev);
+	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw;
+
+	esw = mlx5_devlink_eswitch_get(devlink);
+	if (IS_ERR(esw))
+		return;
+
+	if (!err)
+		esw->offloads.num_block_mode++;
+	mlx5_esw_unlock(esw);
+	devl_unlock(devlink);
+}
+
+void mlx5_eswitch_unblock_mode_lock(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct devlink *devlink = priv_to_devlink(dev);
+	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw;
+
+	esw = mlx5_devlink_eswitch_get(devlink);
+	if (IS_ERR(esw))
+		return;
+
+	down_write(&esw->mode_lock);
+}
+
+void mlx5_eswitch_unblock_mode_unlock(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct devlink *devlink = priv_to_devlink(dev);
+	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw;
+
+	esw = mlx5_devlink_eswitch_get(devlink);
+	if (IS_ERR(esw))
+		return;
+
+	esw->offloads.num_block_mode--;
+	up_write(&esw->mode_lock);
+}
+
 int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_mode_set(struct devlink *devlink, u16 mode,
 				  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
@@ -3546,6 +3609,13 @@ int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_mode_set(struct devlink *devlink, u16 mode,
 	if (cur_mlx5_mode == mlx5_mode)
 		goto unlock;
 
+	if (esw->offloads.num_block_mode) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+				   "Can't change eswitch mode when IPsec SA and/or policies are configured");
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
 	mlx5_eswitch_disable_locked(esw);
 	if (mode == DEVLINK_ESWITCH_MODE_SWITCHDEV) {
 		if (mlx5_devlink_trap_get_num_active(esw->dev)) {
