diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index ff53f7d..2e027c9 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -2791,6 +2791,9 @@ static int devlink_reload(struct devlink *devlink, struct net *dest_net,
 {
 	int err;
 
+	if (!devlink->reload_enabled)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	err = devlink->ops->reload_down(devlink, !!dest_net, extack);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
@@ -6308,6 +6311,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_register);
 void devlink_unregister(struct devlink *devlink)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&devlink_mutex);
+	WARN_ON(devlink_reload_supported(devlink) &&
+		devlink->reload_enabled);
 	devlink_notify(devlink, DEVLINK_CMD_DEL);
 	list_del(&devlink->list);
 	mutex_unlock(&devlink_mutex);
@@ -6315,6 +6320,41 @@ void devlink_unregister(struct devlink *devlink)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_unregister);
 
 /**
+ *	devlink_reload_enable - Enable reload of devlink instance
+ *
+ *	@devlink: devlink
+ *
+ *	Should be called at end of device initialization
+ *	process when reload operation is supported.
+ */
+void devlink_reload_enable(struct devlink *devlink)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&devlink_mutex);
+	devlink->reload_enabled = true;
+	mutex_unlock(&devlink_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_reload_enable);
+
+/**
+ *	devlink_reload_disable - Disable reload of devlink instance
+ *
+ *	@devlink: devlink
+ *
+ *	Should be called at the beginning of device cleanup
+ *	process when reload operation is supported.
+ */
+void devlink_reload_disable(struct devlink *devlink)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&devlink_mutex);
+	/* Mutex is taken which ensures that no reload operation is in
+	 * progress while setting up forbidded flag.
+	 */
+	devlink->reload_enabled = false;
+	mutex_unlock(&devlink_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_reload_disable);
+
+/**
  *	devlink_free - Free devlink instance resources
  *
  *	@devlink: devlink
@@ -8201,7 +8241,7 @@ static void __net_exit devlink_pernet_pre_exit(struct net *net)
 			if (WARN_ON(!devlink_reload_supported(devlink)))
 				continue;
 			err = devlink_reload(devlink, &init_net, NULL);
-			if (err)
+			if (err && err != -EOPNOTSUPP)
 				pr_warn("Failed to reload devlink instance into init_net\n");
 		}
 	}