diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
index ae83962fc5fc414891612b4afe9fec186093aa02..e282d80f1fd233c739560f4bb3338a299b564deb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
@@ -570,6 +570,7 @@ static void del_sw_hw_rule(struct fs_node *node)
 		--fte->dests_size;
 		fte->modify_mask |=
 			BIT(MLX5_SET_FTE_MODIFY_ENABLE_MASK_DESTINATION_LIST);
+		goto out;
 	}
 out:
 	kfree(rule);