diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c
index 0b3f2d27d57174e35077d24c7c911ee764173370..561ed2a22a1708448a40accc54ef72bcbff036c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/resource_tracker.c
@@ -3128,7 +3128,7 @@ int mlx4_QP_FLOW_STEERING_ATTACH_wrapper(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int slave,
 		mlx4_err(dev, "Fail to add flow steering resources.\n ");
 		/* detach rule*/
 		mlx4_cmd(dev, vhcr->out_param, 0, 0,
-			 MLX4_QP_FLOW_STEERING_ATTACH, MLX4_CMD_TIME_CLASS_A,
+			 MLX4_QP_FLOW_STEERING_DETACH, MLX4_CMD_TIME_CLASS_A,
 			 MLX4_CMD_NATIVE);
 	}
 err_put: