diff --git a/include/net/devlink.h b/include/net/devlink.h
index 4f5e416..820b327 100644
--- a/include/net/devlink.h
+++ b/include/net/devlink.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct devlink {
 	struct list_head region_list;
 	u32 snapshot_id;
 	struct list_head reporter_list;
+	struct workqueue_struct *reporters_wq;
 	struct devlink_dpipe_headers *dpipe_headers;
 	const struct devlink_ops *ops;
 	struct device *dev;
diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 7b91605..8ee380e 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -4422,6 +4422,7 @@ struct devlink_health_reporter {
 	u64 error_count;
 	u64 recovery_count;
 	u64 last_recovery_ts;
+	struct work_struct recover_work;
 };
 
 void *
@@ -4443,6 +4444,40 @@ struct devlink_health_reporter {
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static int
+devlink_health_reporter_recover(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter,
+				void *priv_ctx)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	if (!reporter->ops->recover)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	err = reporter->ops->recover(reporter, priv_ctx);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	reporter->recovery_count++;
+	reporter->health_state = DEVLINK_HEALTH_REPORTER_STATE_HEALTHY;
+	reporter->last_recovery_ts = jiffies;
+
+	trace_devlink_health_reporter_state_update(reporter->devlink,
+						   reporter->ops->name,
+						   reporter->health_state);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+devlink_health_reporter_recover_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter;
+
+	reporter = container_of(work, struct devlink_health_reporter,
+				recover_work);
+
+	devlink_health_reporter_recover(reporter, NULL);
+}
+
 /**
  *	devlink_health_reporter_create - create devlink health reporter
  *
@@ -4483,6 +4518,8 @@ struct devlink_health_reporter *
 	reporter->devlink = devlink;
 	reporter->graceful_period = graceful_period;
 	reporter->auto_recover = auto_recover;
+	INIT_WORK(&reporter->recover_work,
+		  devlink_health_reporter_recover_work);
 	mutex_init(&reporter->dump_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&reporter->list, &devlink->reporter_list);
 unlock:
@@ -4505,6 +4542,7 @@ struct devlink_health_reporter *
 	mutex_unlock(&reporter->devlink->lock);
 	if (reporter->dump_fmsg)
 		devlink_fmsg_free(reporter->dump_fmsg);
+	cancel_work_sync(&reporter->recover_work);
 	kfree(reporter);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_health_reporter_destroy);
@@ -4526,26 +4564,6 @@ struct devlink_health_reporter *
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_health_reporter_state_update);
 
-static int
-devlink_health_reporter_recover(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter,
-				void *priv_ctx)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	if (!reporter->ops->recover)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	err = reporter->ops->recover(reporter, priv_ctx);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	reporter->recovery_count++;
-	reporter->health_state = DEVLINK_HEALTH_REPORTER_STATE_HEALTHY;
-	reporter->last_recovery_ts = jiffies;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void
 devlink_health_dump_clear(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter)
 {
@@ -4813,7 +4831,11 @@ static int devlink_nl_cmd_health_reporter_recover_doit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (!reporter)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return devlink_health_reporter_recover(reporter, NULL);
+	if (!reporter->ops->recover)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	queue_work(devlink->reporters_wq, &reporter->recover_work);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int devlink_nl_cmd_health_reporter_diagnose_doit(struct sk_buff *skb,
@@ -5234,6 +5256,11 @@ struct devlink *devlink_alloc(const struct devlink_ops *ops, size_t priv_size)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&devlink->param_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&devlink->region_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&devlink->reporter_list);
+	devlink->reporters_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("devlink_reporters");
+	if (!devlink->reporters_wq) {
+		kfree(devlink);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 	mutex_init(&devlink->lock);
 	return devlink;
 }
@@ -5278,6 +5305,7 @@ void devlink_unregister(struct devlink *devlink)
 void devlink_free(struct devlink *devlink)
 {
 	mutex_destroy(&devlink->lock);
+	destroy_workqueue(devlink->reporters_wq);
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&devlink->reporter_list));
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&devlink->region_list));
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&devlink->param_list));
