diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch_br.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch_br.c
index f5aceb32bf4dd..cccb7ddf61c97 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch_br.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch_br.c
@@ -582,10 +582,13 @@ ice_eswitch_br_switchdev_event(struct notifier_block *nb,
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
 
-static void ice_eswitch_br_fdb_flush(struct ice_esw_br *bridge)
+void ice_eswitch_br_fdb_flush(struct ice_esw_br *bridge)
 {
 	struct ice_esw_br_fdb_entry *entry, *tmp;
 
+	if (!bridge)
+		return;
+
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &bridge->fdb_list, list)
 		ice_eswitch_br_fdb_entry_notify_and_cleanup(bridge, entry);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch_br.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch_br.h
index c15c7344d7f85..66a2c804338f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch_br.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch_br.h
@@ -117,5 +117,6 @@ void
 ice_eswitch_br_offloads_deinit(struct ice_pf *pf);
 int
 ice_eswitch_br_offloads_init(struct ice_pf *pf);
+void ice_eswitch_br_fdb_flush(struct ice_esw_br *bridge);
 
 #endif /* _ICE_ESWITCH_BR_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index 09d1a4eb57162..b1e7727b8677f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -521,25 +521,6 @@ static void ice_pf_dis_all_vsi(struct ice_pf *pf, bool locked)
 		pf->vf_agg_node[node].num_vsis = 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * ice_clear_sw_switch_recipes - clear switch recipes
- * @pf: board private structure
- *
- * Mark switch recipes as not created in sw structures. There are cases where
- * rules (especially advanced rules) need to be restored, either re-read from
- * hardware or added again. For example after the reset. 'recp_created' flag
- * prevents from doing that and need to be cleared upfront.
- */
-static void ice_clear_sw_switch_recipes(struct ice_pf *pf)
-{
-	struct ice_sw_recipe *recp;
-	u8 i;
-
-	recp = pf->hw.switch_info->recp_list;
-	for (i = 0; i < ICE_MAX_NUM_RECIPES; i++)
-		recp[i].recp_created = false;
-}
-
 /**
  * ice_prepare_for_reset - prep for reset
  * @pf: board private structure
@@ -576,8 +557,9 @@ ice_prepare_for_reset(struct ice_pf *pf, enum ice_reset_req reset_type)
 	mutex_unlock(&pf->vfs.table_lock);
 
 	if (ice_is_eswitch_mode_switchdev(pf)) {
-		if (reset_type != ICE_RESET_PFR)
-			ice_clear_sw_switch_recipes(pf);
+		rtnl_lock();
+		ice_eswitch_br_fdb_flush(pf->eswitch.br_offloads->bridge);
+		rtnl_unlock();
 	}
 
 	/* release ADQ specific HW and SW resources */