diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fw_tracer.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fw_tracer.c
index d82e98a0cdfa7..5b05b884b5fb3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fw_tracer.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fw_tracer.c
@@ -757,6 +757,7 @@ static int mlx5_fw_tracer_set_mtrc_conf(struct mlx5_fw_tracer *tracer)
 	if (err)
 		mlx5_core_warn(dev, "FWTracer: Failed to set tracer configurations %d\n", err);
 
+	tracer->buff.consumer_index = 0;
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -821,7 +822,6 @@ static void mlx5_fw_tracer_ownership_change(struct work_struct *work)
 	mlx5_core_dbg(tracer->dev, "FWTracer: ownership changed, current=(%d)\n", tracer->owner);
 	if (tracer->owner) {
 		tracer->owner = false;
-		tracer->buff.consumer_index = 0;
 		return;
 	}