diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fpga/ipsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fpga/ipsec.c
index 7b94565b9f0f..715ccafc92cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fpga/ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fpga/ipsec.c
@@ -848,6 +848,7 @@ void mlx5_fpga_ipsec_delete_sa_ctx(void *context)
 	mutex_lock(&fpga_xfrm->lock);
 	if (!--fpga_xfrm->num_rules) {
 		mlx5_fpga_ipsec_release_sa_ctx(fpga_xfrm->sa_ctx);
+		kfree(fpga_xfrm->sa_ctx);
 		fpga_xfrm->sa_ctx = NULL;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&fpga_xfrm->lock);