diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index dd6d95473ade4..4d71445d4a91a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@ static void mlx5e_tc_del_flow(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 
 	counter = mlx5_flow_rule_counter(rule);
 
+	mlx5_del_flow_rules(rule);
+
 	if (esw && esw->mode == SRIOV_OFFLOADS)
 		mlx5_eswitch_del_vlan_action(esw, attr);
 
-	mlx5_del_flow_rules(rule);
-
 	mlx5_fc_destroy(priv->mdev, counter);
 
 	if (!mlx5e_tc_num_filters(priv) && (priv->fs.tc.t)) {