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 bc65151321ec..d4b7b4d73b08 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
@@ -1699,6 +1699,8 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_flush_ft_entry(void *ptr, void *arg)
 static void
 mlx5_tc_ct_del_ft_cb(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv, struct mlx5_ct_ft *ft)
 {
+	struct mlx5e_priv *priv;
+
 	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&ft->refcount))
 		return;
 
@@ -1708,6 +1710,8 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_del_ft_cb(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv, struct mlx5_ct_ft *ft)
 	rhashtable_free_and_destroy(&ft->ct_entries_ht,
 				    mlx5_tc_ct_flush_ft_entry,
 				    ct_priv);
+	priv = netdev_priv(ct_priv->netdev);
+	flush_workqueue(priv->wq);
 	mlx5_tc_ct_free_pre_ct_tables(ft);
 	mapping_remove(ct_priv->zone_mapping, ft->zone_restore_id);
 	kfree(ft);