diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c
index 64381be935a8..cafc98ab4b5e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@ void bnxt_dl_health_status_update(struct bnxt *bp, bool healthy)
 	u8 state;
 
 	if (healthy)
-		state = DEVLINK_HEALTH_REPORTER_STATE_HEALTHY;
+		state = DL_HEALTH_STATE_HEALTHY;
 	else
-		state = DEVLINK_HEALTH_REPORTER_STATE_ERROR;
+		state = DL_HEALTH_STATE_ERROR;
 
 	if (health->fatal)
 		devlink_health_reporter_state_update(health->fw_fatal_reporter,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/health.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/health.c
index 84e501e057b4..c526e31e562c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/health.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/health.c
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ void mlx5e_health_channels_update(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
 	if (priv->tx_reporter)
 		devlink_health_reporter_state_update(priv->tx_reporter,
-						     DEVLINK_HEALTH_REPORTER_STATE_HEALTHY);
+						     DL_HEALTH_STATE_HEALTHY);
 	if (priv->rx_reporter)
 		devlink_health_reporter_state_update(priv->rx_reporter,
-						     DEVLINK_HEALTH_REPORTER_STATE_HEALTHY);
+						     DL_HEALTH_STATE_HEALTHY);
 }
 
 int mlx5e_health_sq_to_ready(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, struct net_device *dev, u32 sqn)
diff --git a/include/net/devlink.h b/include/net/devlink.h
index 853420db5d32..b424328af658 100644
--- a/include/net/devlink.h
+++ b/include/net/devlink.h
@@ -656,11 +656,6 @@ struct devlink_port_region_ops {
 struct devlink_fmsg;
 struct devlink_health_reporter;
 
-enum devlink_health_reporter_state {
-	DEVLINK_HEALTH_REPORTER_STATE_HEALTHY,
-	DEVLINK_HEALTH_REPORTER_STATE_ERROR,
-};
-
 /**
  * struct devlink_health_reporter_ops - Reporter operations
  * @name: reporter name
@@ -1675,7 +1670,7 @@ int devlink_health_report(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter,
 			  const char *msg, void *priv_ctx);
 void
 devlink_health_reporter_state_update(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter,
-				     enum devlink_health_reporter_state state);
+				     enum devlink_health_state state);
 void
 devlink_health_reporter_recovery_done(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter);
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h b/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h
index f6008b2fa60f..41a6ea3b2256 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/devlink.h
@@ -608,4 +608,16 @@ enum devlink_port_fn_opstate {
 	DEVLINK_PORT_FN_OPSTATE_ATTACHED,
 };
 
+/**
+ * enum devlink_health_state - indicates the state of a health reporter
+ * @DL_HEALTH_STATE_HEALTHY: fully operational, working state
+ * @DL_HEALTH_STATE_ERROR: error state, running health reporter's recovery
+ *			may fix the issue, otherwise user needs to try
+ *			power cycling or other forms of reset
+ */
+enum devlink_health_state {
+	DL_HEALTH_STATE_HEALTHY,
+	DL_HEALTH_STATE_ERROR,
+};
+
 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_DEVLINK_H_ */
diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 737b61c2976e..8e4e4bd7bb36 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -6346,7 +6346,7 @@ devlink_health_reporter_recover(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter,
 {
 	int err;
 
-	if (reporter->health_state == DEVLINK_HEALTH_REPORTER_STATE_HEALTHY)
+	if (reporter->health_state == DL_HEALTH_STATE_HEALTHY)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (!reporter->ops->recover)
@@ -6357,7 +6357,7 @@ devlink_health_reporter_recover(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter,
 		return err;
 
 	devlink_health_reporter_recovery_done(reporter);
-	reporter->health_state = DEVLINK_HEALTH_REPORTER_STATE_HEALTHY;
+	reporter->health_state = DL_HEALTH_STATE_HEALTHY;
 	devlink_recover_notify(reporter, DEVLINK_CMD_HEALTH_REPORTER_RECOVER);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -6416,7 +6416,7 @@ static int devlink_health_do_dump(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter,
 int devlink_health_report(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter,
 			  const char *msg, void *priv_ctx)
 {
-	enum devlink_health_reporter_state prev_health_state;
+	enum devlink_health_state prev_health_state;
 	struct devlink *devlink = reporter->devlink;
 	unsigned long recover_ts_threshold;
 
@@ -6425,14 +6425,14 @@ int devlink_health_report(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter,
 	trace_devlink_health_report(devlink, reporter->ops->name, msg);
 	reporter->error_count++;
 	prev_health_state = reporter->health_state;
-	reporter->health_state = DEVLINK_HEALTH_REPORTER_STATE_ERROR;
+	reporter->health_state = DL_HEALTH_STATE_ERROR;
 	devlink_recover_notify(reporter, DEVLINK_CMD_HEALTH_REPORTER_RECOVER);
 
 	/* abort if the previous error wasn't recovered */
 	recover_ts_threshold = reporter->last_recovery_ts +
 			       msecs_to_jiffies(reporter->graceful_period);
 	if (reporter->auto_recover &&
-	    (prev_health_state != DEVLINK_HEALTH_REPORTER_STATE_HEALTHY ||
+	    (prev_health_state != DL_HEALTH_STATE_HEALTHY ||
 	     (reporter->last_recovery_ts && reporter->recovery_count &&
 	      time_is_after_jiffies(recover_ts_threshold)))) {
 		trace_devlink_health_recover_aborted(devlink,
@@ -6443,7 +6443,7 @@ int devlink_health_report(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter,
 		return -ECANCELED;
 	}
 
-	reporter->health_state = DEVLINK_HEALTH_REPORTER_STATE_ERROR;
+	reporter->health_state = DL_HEALTH_STATE_ERROR;
 
 	if (reporter->auto_dump) {
 		mutex_lock(&reporter->dump_lock);
@@ -6520,10 +6520,10 @@ devlink_health_reporter_get_from_cb(struct netlink_callback *cb)
 
 void
 devlink_health_reporter_state_update(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter,
-				     enum devlink_health_reporter_state state)
+				     enum devlink_health_state state)
 {
-	if (WARN_ON(state != DEVLINK_HEALTH_REPORTER_STATE_HEALTHY &&
-		    state != DEVLINK_HEALTH_REPORTER_STATE_ERROR))
+	if (WARN_ON(state != DL_HEALTH_STATE_HEALTHY &&
+		    state != DL_HEALTH_STATE_ERROR))
 		return;
 
 	if (reporter->health_state == state)
