diff --git a/drivers/platform/mellanox/mlxbf-bootctl.c b/drivers/platform/mellanox/mlxbf-bootctl.c
index 1ac7dab22c63..c1aef3a8fb2d 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/mellanox/mlxbf-bootctl.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/mellanox/mlxbf-bootctl.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #define MLXBF_BOOTCTL_SB_SECURE_MASK		0x03
 #define MLXBF_BOOTCTL_SB_TEST_MASK		0x0c
+#define MLXBF_BOOTCTL_SB_DEV_MASK		BIT(4)
 
 #define MLXBF_SB_KEY_NUM			4
 
@@ -40,11 +41,18 @@ static struct mlxbf_bootctl_name boot_names[] = {
 	{ MLXBF_BOOTCTL_NONE, "none" },
 };
 
+enum {
+	MLXBF_BOOTCTL_SB_LIFECYCLE_PRODUCTION = 0,
+	MLXBF_BOOTCTL_SB_LIFECYCLE_GA_SECURE = 1,
+	MLXBF_BOOTCTL_SB_LIFECYCLE_GA_NON_SECURE = 2,
+	MLXBF_BOOTCTL_SB_LIFECYCLE_RMA = 3
+};
+
 static const char * const mlxbf_bootctl_lifecycle_states[] = {
-	[0] = "Production",
-	[1] = "GA Secured",
-	[2] = "GA Non-Secured",
-	[3] = "RMA",
+	[MLXBF_BOOTCTL_SB_LIFECYCLE_PRODUCTION] = "Production",
+	[MLXBF_BOOTCTL_SB_LIFECYCLE_GA_SECURE] = "GA Secured",
+	[MLXBF_BOOTCTL_SB_LIFECYCLE_GA_NON_SECURE] = "GA Non-Secured",
+	[MLXBF_BOOTCTL_SB_LIFECYCLE_RMA] = "RMA",
 };
 
 /* Log header format. */
@@ -247,25 +255,30 @@ static ssize_t second_reset_action_store(struct device *dev,
 static ssize_t lifecycle_state_show(struct device *dev,
 				    struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
+	int status_bits;
+	int use_dev_key;
+	int test_state;
 	int lc_state;
 
-	lc_state = mlxbf_bootctl_smc(MLXBF_BOOTCTL_GET_TBB_FUSE_STATUS,
-				     MLXBF_BOOTCTL_FUSE_STATUS_LIFECYCLE);
-	if (lc_state < 0)
-		return lc_state;
+	status_bits = mlxbf_bootctl_smc(MLXBF_BOOTCTL_GET_TBB_FUSE_STATUS,
+					MLXBF_BOOTCTL_FUSE_STATUS_LIFECYCLE);
+	if (status_bits < 0)
+		return status_bits;
 
-	lc_state &=
-		MLXBF_BOOTCTL_SB_TEST_MASK | MLXBF_BOOTCTL_SB_SECURE_MASK;
+	use_dev_key = status_bits & MLXBF_BOOTCTL_SB_DEV_MASK;
+	test_state = status_bits & MLXBF_BOOTCTL_SB_TEST_MASK;
+	lc_state = status_bits & MLXBF_BOOTCTL_SB_SECURE_MASK;
 
 	/*
 	 * If the test bits are set, we specify that the current state may be
 	 * due to using the test bits.
 	 */
-	if (lc_state & MLXBF_BOOTCTL_SB_TEST_MASK) {
-		lc_state &= MLXBF_BOOTCTL_SB_SECURE_MASK;
-
+	if (test_state) {
 		return sprintf(buf, "%s(test)\n",
 			       mlxbf_bootctl_lifecycle_states[lc_state]);
+	} else if (use_dev_key &&
+		   (lc_state == MLXBF_BOOTCTL_SB_LIFECYCLE_GA_SECURE)) {
+		return sprintf(buf, "Secured (development)\n");
 	}
 
 	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", mlxbf_bootctl_lifecycle_states[lc_state]);