diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index cf270f6c90e883e38b9c37b309821a77bd53bca7..1236b27b149386ab61f1c25ab26c84d43d561ab9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -3947,10 +3947,6 @@ void mlx5e_detach_netdev(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, struct net_device *netdev)
 	const struct mlx5e_profile *profile = priv->profile;
 
 	set_bit(MLX5E_STATE_DESTROYING, &priv->state);
-	if (profile->disable)
-		profile->disable(priv);
-
-	flush_workqueue(priv->wq);
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 	if (netif_running(netdev))
@@ -3958,6 +3954,10 @@ void mlx5e_detach_netdev(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, struct net_device *netdev)
 	netif_device_detach(netdev);
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
+	if (profile->disable)
+		profile->disable(priv);
+	flush_workqueue(priv->wq);
+
 	mlx5e_destroy_q_counter(priv);
 	profile->cleanup_rx(priv);
 	mlx5e_close_drop_rq(priv);