diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index 0c0dfd6cdca6..5d809c8c27c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -2080,6 +2080,10 @@ void mlx4_en_destroy_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
 	mdev->upper[priv->port] = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&mdev->state_lock);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_RFS_ACCEL
+	mlx4_en_cleanup_filters(priv);
+#endif
+
 	mlx4_en_free_resources(priv);
 
 	kfree(priv->tx_ring);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c
index c1b3a9c8cf3b..99b5407f2278 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c
@@ -514,9 +514,6 @@ void mlx4_en_destroy_rx_ring(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv,
 	ring->rx_info = NULL;
 	kfree(ring);
 	*pring = NULL;
-#ifdef CONFIG_RFS_ACCEL
-	mlx4_en_cleanup_filters(priv);
-#endif
 }
 
 void mlx4_en_deactivate_rx_ring(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv,