diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index 16846442717d..c6a81a51530d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -1334,7 +1334,8 @@ static void remove_unready_flow(struct mlx5e_tc_flow *flow)
 	uplink_priv = &rpriv->uplink_priv;
 
 	mutex_lock(&uplink_priv->unready_flows_lock);
-	unready_flow_del(flow);
+	if (flow_flag_test(flow, NOT_READY))
+		unready_flow_del(flow);
 	mutex_unlock(&uplink_priv->unready_flows_lock);
 }
 
@@ -1475,8 +1476,7 @@ static void mlx5e_tc_del_fdb_flow(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 
 	mlx5e_put_flow_tunnel_id(flow);
 
-	if (flow_flag_test(flow, NOT_READY))
-		remove_unready_flow(flow);
+	remove_unready_flow(flow);
 
 	if (mlx5e_is_offloaded_flow(flow)) {
 		if (flow_flag_test(flow, SLOW))