diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs.c
index 7cd36f4ac3ef..edbe22d93c99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs.c
@@ -1471,6 +1471,8 @@ err:
 
 void mlx5e_fs_cleanup(struct mlx5e_flow_steering *fs)
 {
+	if (!fs)
+		return;
 	mlx5e_fs_ethtool_free(fs);
 	mlx5e_fs_tc_free(fs);
 	mlx5e_fs_vlan_free(fs);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 5e01de4c3203..94d010e2d5ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -5201,6 +5201,7 @@ static void mlx5e_nic_cleanup(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	mlx5e_ktls_cleanup(priv);
 	mlx5e_ipsec_cleanup(priv);
 	mlx5e_fs_cleanup(priv->fs);
+	priv->fs = NULL;
 }
 
 static int mlx5e_init_nic_rx(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index 0f744131c686..9bd1a93a512d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -783,6 +783,7 @@ static void mlx5e_cleanup_rep(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
 	mlx5e_fs_cleanup(priv->fs);
 	mlx5e_ipsec_cleanup(priv);
+	priv->fs = NULL;
 }
 
 static int mlx5e_create_rep_ttc_table(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
@@ -949,6 +950,7 @@ err_close_drop_rq:
 	priv->rx_res = NULL;
 err_free_fs:
 	mlx5e_fs_cleanup(priv->fs);
+	priv->fs = NULL;
 	return err;
 }