diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
index 8b5f0b2c0d5cd5d8f62cf6560ee9fa498800ac03..fa6fec1930f5ced2b4809f33fdb638b794778c8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
@@ -1292,8 +1292,8 @@ static int update_root_ft_destroy(struct mlx5_flow_table *ft)
 				       ft->id);
 			return err;
 		}
-		root->root_ft = new_root_ft;
 	}
+	root->root_ft = new_root_ft;
 	return 0;
 }