diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/health.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/health.c
index 1d6b58860da6..3a975641f902 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/health.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/health.c
@@ -197,9 +197,10 @@ int mlx5e_health_report(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 			struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter, char *err_str,
 			struct mlx5e_err_ctx *err_ctx)
 {
-	if (!reporter) {
-		netdev_err(priv->netdev, err_str);
+	netdev_err(priv->netdev, err_str);
+
+	if (!reporter)
 		return err_ctx->recover(&err_ctx->ctx);
-	}
+
 	return devlink_health_report(reporter, err_str, err_ctx);
 }