diff --git a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/firmware_if.c b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/firmware_if.c
index 377a7ca886fe..0713b2c12d54 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/firmware_if.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/firmware_if.c
@@ -400,7 +400,8 @@ static int fw_read_errors(struct hl_device *hdev, u32 boot_err0_reg,
 		err_exists = true;
 	}
 
-	if (err_exists)
+	if (err_exists && ((err_val & ~CPU_BOOT_ERR0_ENABLED) &
+				lower_32_bits(hdev->boot_error_status_mask)))
 		return -EIO;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/habanalabs.h b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/habanalabs.h
index 91291a8e201e..6579f8767abd 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/habanalabs.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/habanalabs.h
@@ -1962,6 +1962,12 @@ struct hl_mmu_funcs {
  * @clock_gating_mask: is clock gating enabled. bitmask that represents the
  *                     different engines. See debugfs-driver-habanalabs for
  *                     details.
+ * @boot_error_status_mask: contains a mask of the device boot error status.
+ *                          Each bit represents a different error, according to
+ *                          the defines in hl_boot_if.h. If the bit is cleared,
+ *                          the error will be ignored by the driver during
+ *                          device initialization. Mainly used to debug and
+ *                          workaround firmware bugs
  * @in_reset: is device in reset flow.
  * @curr_pll_profile: current PLL profile.
  * @card_type: Various ASICs have several card types. This indicates the card
@@ -2077,6 +2083,7 @@ struct hl_device {
 	u64				timeout_jiffies;
 	u64				max_power;
 	u64				clock_gating_mask;
+	u64				boot_error_status_mask;
 	atomic_t			in_reset;
 	enum hl_pll_frequency		curr_pll_profile;
 	enum cpucp_card_types		card_type;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/habanalabs_drv.c b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/habanalabs_drv.c
index 7135f1e03864..64d1530db985 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/habanalabs_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/habanalabs_drv.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(hl_devs_idr_lock);
 static int timeout_locked = 30;
 static int reset_on_lockup = 1;
 static int memory_scrub = 1;
+static ulong boot_error_status_mask = ULONG_MAX;
 
 module_param(timeout_locked, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout_locked,
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ module_param(memory_scrub, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(memory_scrub,
 	"Scrub device memory in various states (0 = no, 1 = yes, default yes)");
 
+module_param(boot_error_status_mask, ulong, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(boot_error_status_mask,
+	"Mask of the error status during device CPU boot (If bitX is cleared then error X is masked. Default all 1's)");
+
 #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_HABANALABS	0x1da3
 
 #define PCI_IDS_GOYA			0x0001
@@ -319,6 +324,8 @@ int create_hdev(struct hl_device **dev, struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	hdev->major = hl_major;
 	hdev->reset_on_lockup = reset_on_lockup;
 	hdev->memory_scrub = memory_scrub;
+	hdev->boot_error_status_mask = boot_error_status_mask;
+
 	hdev->pldm = 0;
 
 	set_driver_behavior_per_device(hdev);