diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
index b16e0f45d28c..2f6c3353055d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
@@ -364,6 +364,12 @@ static void del_sw_ns(struct fs_node *node)
 
 static void del_sw_prio(struct fs_node *node)
 {
+	struct mlx5_flow_root_namespace *root_ns;
+	struct mlx5_flow_namespace *ns;
+
+	fs_get_obj(ns, node);
+	root_ns = container_of(ns, struct mlx5_flow_root_namespace, ns);
+	mutex_destroy(&root_ns->chain_lock);
 	kfree(node);
 }