diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
index 2b597ac365f8..2d1f4b3be9bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
@@ -902,6 +902,13 @@ retry:
 	return idx;
 }
 
+bool mlx5_cmd_is_down(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	return pci_channel_offline(dev->pdev) ||
+	       dev->cmd.state != MLX5_CMDIF_STATE_UP ||
+	       dev->state == MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR;
+}
+
 static void cmd_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct mlx5_cmd_work_ent *ent = container_of(work, struct mlx5_cmd_work_ent, work);
@@ -967,10 +974,7 @@ static void cmd_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 	set_bit(MLX5_CMD_ENT_STATE_PENDING_COMP, &ent->state);
 
 	/* Skip sending command to fw if internal error */
-	if (pci_channel_offline(dev->pdev) ||
-	    dev->state == MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR ||
-	    cmd->state != MLX5_CMDIF_STATE_UP ||
-	    !opcode_allowed(&dev->cmd, ent->op)) {
+	if (mlx5_cmd_is_down(dev) || !opcode_allowed(&dev->cmd, ent->op)) {
 		u8 status = 0;
 		u32 drv_synd;
 
@@ -1800,10 +1804,7 @@ static int cmd_exec(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, void *in, int in_size, void *out,
 	u8 token;
 
 	opcode = MLX5_GET(mbox_in, in, opcode);
-	if (pci_channel_offline(dev->pdev) ||
-	    dev->state == MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR ||
-	    dev->cmd.state != MLX5_CMDIF_STATE_UP ||
-	    !opcode_allowed(&dev->cmd, opcode)) {
+	if (mlx5_cmd_is_down(dev) || !opcode_allowed(&dev->cmd, opcode)) {
 		err = mlx5_internal_err_ret_value(dev, opcode, &drv_synd, &status);
 		MLX5_SET(mbox_out, out, status, status);
 		MLX5_SET(mbox_out, out, syndrome, drv_synd);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/pagealloc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/pagealloc.c
index f9b798af6335..c0e18f2ade99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/pagealloc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/pagealloc.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ static int reclaim_pages_cmd(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 	u32 npages;
 	u32 i = 0;
 
-	if (dev->state != MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR)
+	if (!mlx5_cmd_is_down(dev))
 		return mlx5_cmd_exec(dev, in, in_size, out, out_size);
 
 	/* No hard feelings, we want our pages back! */
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
index 897156822f0d..372100c755e7 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
@@ -935,6 +935,7 @@ int mlx5_cmd_exec(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, void *in, int in_size, void *out,
 int mlx5_cmd_exec_polling(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, void *in, int in_size,
 			  void *out, int out_size);
 void mlx5_cmd_mbox_status(void *out, u8 *status, u32 *syndrome);
+bool mlx5_cmd_is_down(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 
 int mlx5_core_get_caps(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, enum mlx5_cap_type cap_type);
 int mlx5_cmd_alloc_uar(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u32 *uarn);