diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
index 8c4e3ecef590..65cee5c6f1dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_entry_add_rule(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv,
 	return 0;
 
 err_rule:
-	mlx5_tc_ct_entry_destroy_mod_hdr(ct_priv, zone_rule->attr, zone_rule->mh);
+	mlx5_tc_ct_entry_destroy_mod_hdr(ct_priv, attr, zone_rule->mh);
 	mlx5_put_label_mapping(ct_priv, attr->ct_attr.ct_labels_id);
 err_mod_hdr:
 	kfree(attr);