diff --git a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/context.c b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/context.c
index 4804cdcf4c48..f4c92f110a72 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/context.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/context.c
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ static void hl_ctx_fini(struct hl_ctx *ctx)
 		dma_fence_put(ctx->cs_pending[i]);
 
 	if (ctx->asid != HL_KERNEL_ASID_ID) {
+		/*
+		 * The engines are stopped as there is no executing CS, but the
+		 * Coresight might be still working by accessing addresses
+		 * related to the stopped engines. Hence stop it explicitly.
+		 */
+		hdev->asic_funcs->halt_coresight(hdev);
 		hl_vm_ctx_fini(ctx);
 		hl_asid_free(hdev, ctx->asid);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/goya/goya.c b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/goya/goya.c
index a582e29c1ee4..02d116b01a1a 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/goya/goya.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/goya/goya.c
@@ -4819,7 +4819,8 @@ static const struct hl_asic_funcs goya_funcs = {
 	.set_dram_bar_base = goya_set_ddr_bar_base,
 	.init_iatu = goya_init_iatu,
 	.rreg = hl_rreg,
-	.wreg = hl_wreg
+	.wreg = hl_wreg,
+	.halt_coresight = goya_halt_coresight
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/goya/goyaP.h b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/goya/goyaP.h
index 14e216cb3668..c83cab0d641e 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/goya/goyaP.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/goya/goyaP.h
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ void goya_add_device_attr(struct hl_device *hdev,
 			struct attribute_group *dev_attr_grp);
 int goya_armcp_info_get(struct hl_device *hdev);
 int goya_debug_coresight(struct hl_device *hdev, void *data);
+void goya_halt_coresight(struct hl_device *hdev);
 
 void goya_mmu_prepare(struct hl_device *hdev, u32 asid);
 int goya_mmu_clear_pgt_range(struct hl_device *hdev);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/goya/goya_coresight.c b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/goya/goya_coresight.c
index 1ac951f52d1e..39f62ce72660 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/goya/goya_coresight.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/goya/goya_coresight.c
@@ -626,3 +626,20 @@ int goya_debug_coresight(struct hl_device *hdev, void *data)
 
 	return rc;
 }
+
+void goya_halt_coresight(struct hl_device *hdev)
+{
+	struct hl_debug_params params = {};
+	int i, rc;
+
+	for (i = GOYA_ETF_FIRST ; i <= GOYA_ETF_LAST ; i++) {
+		params.reg_idx = i;
+		rc = goya_config_etf(hdev, &params);
+		if (rc)
+			dev_err(hdev->dev, "halt ETF failed, %d/%d\n", rc, i);
+	}
+
+	rc = goya_config_etr(hdev, &params);
+	if (rc)
+		dev_err(hdev->dev, "halt ETR failed, %d\n", rc);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/habanalabs.h b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/habanalabs.h
index 71243b319920..adef7d9d7488 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/habanalabs.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/habanalabs.h
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ enum hl_pll_frequency {
  * @init_iatu: Initialize the iATU unit inside the PCI controller.
  * @rreg: Read a register. Needed for simulator support.
  * @wreg: Write a register. Needed for simulator support.
+ * @halt_coresight: stop the ETF and ETR traces.
  */
 struct hl_asic_funcs {
 	int (*early_init)(struct hl_device *hdev);
@@ -578,6 +579,7 @@ struct hl_asic_funcs {
 	int (*init_iatu)(struct hl_device *hdev);
 	u32 (*rreg)(struct hl_device *hdev, u32 reg);
 	void (*wreg)(struct hl_device *hdev, u32 reg, u32 val);
+	void (*halt_coresight)(struct hl_device *hdev);
 };