diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/mcs_rvu_if.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/mcs_rvu_if.c
index d39d86e694cc..655dd4726d36 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/mcs_rvu_if.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/mcs_rvu_if.c
@@ -925,7 +925,6 @@ void rvu_mcs_exit(struct rvu *rvu)
 	if (!rvu->mcs_intr_wq)
 		return;
 
-	flush_workqueue(rvu->mcs_intr_wq);
 	destroy_workqueue(rvu->mcs_intr_wq);
 	rvu->mcs_intr_wq = NULL;
 }