diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
index 816d991f76210..3ad67e6b5586d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
@@ -2663,28 +2663,6 @@ static void cleanup_root_ns(struct mlx5_flow_root_namespace *root_ns)
 	clean_tree(&root_ns->ns.node);
 }
 
-void mlx5_cleanup_fs(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
-{
-	struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering = dev->priv.steering;
-
-	cleanup_root_ns(steering->root_ns);
-	cleanup_root_ns(steering->fdb_root_ns);
-	steering->fdb_root_ns = NULL;
-	kfree(steering->fdb_sub_ns);
-	steering->fdb_sub_ns = NULL;
-	cleanup_root_ns(steering->port_sel_root_ns);
-	cleanup_root_ns(steering->sniffer_rx_root_ns);
-	cleanup_root_ns(steering->sniffer_tx_root_ns);
-	cleanup_root_ns(steering->rdma_rx_root_ns);
-	cleanup_root_ns(steering->rdma_tx_root_ns);
-	cleanup_root_ns(steering->egress_root_ns);
-	mlx5_cleanup_fc_stats(dev);
-	kmem_cache_destroy(steering->ftes_cache);
-	kmem_cache_destroy(steering->fgs_cache);
-	mlx5_ft_pool_destroy(dev);
-	kfree(steering);
-}
-
 static int init_sniffer_tx_root_ns(struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering)
 {
 	struct fs_prio *prio;
@@ -3086,42 +3064,27 @@ static int init_egress_root_ns(struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering)
 	return err;
 }
 
-int mlx5_init_fs(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+void mlx5_fs_core_cleanup(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering;
-	int err = 0;
-
-	err = mlx5_init_fc_stats(dev);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	err = mlx5_ft_pool_init(dev);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	steering = kzalloc(sizeof(*steering), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!steering) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	steering->dev = dev;
-	dev->priv.steering = steering;
+	struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering = dev->priv.steering;
 
-	if (mlx5_fs_dr_is_supported(dev))
-		steering->mode = MLX5_FLOW_STEERING_MODE_SMFS;
-	else
-		steering->mode = MLX5_FLOW_STEERING_MODE_DMFS;
+	cleanup_root_ns(steering->root_ns);
+	cleanup_root_ns(steering->fdb_root_ns);
+	steering->fdb_root_ns = NULL;
+	kfree(steering->fdb_sub_ns);
+	steering->fdb_sub_ns = NULL;
+	cleanup_root_ns(steering->port_sel_root_ns);
+	cleanup_root_ns(steering->sniffer_rx_root_ns);
+	cleanup_root_ns(steering->sniffer_tx_root_ns);
+	cleanup_root_ns(steering->rdma_rx_root_ns);
+	cleanup_root_ns(steering->rdma_tx_root_ns);
+	cleanup_root_ns(steering->egress_root_ns);
+}
 
-	steering->fgs_cache = kmem_cache_create("mlx5_fs_fgs",
-						sizeof(struct mlx5_flow_group), 0,
-						0, NULL);
-	steering->ftes_cache = kmem_cache_create("mlx5_fs_ftes", sizeof(struct fs_fte), 0,
-						 0, NULL);
-	if (!steering->ftes_cache || !steering->fgs_cache) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err;
-	}
+int mlx5_fs_core_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering = dev->priv.steering;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	if ((((MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, port_type) == MLX5_CAP_PORT_TYPE_ETH) &&
 	      (MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, nic_flow_table))) ||
@@ -3180,8 +3143,64 @@ int mlx5_init_fs(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+
+err:
+	mlx5_fs_core_cleanup(dev);
+	return err;
+}
+
+void mlx5_fs_core_free(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering = dev->priv.steering;
+
+	kmem_cache_destroy(steering->ftes_cache);
+	kmem_cache_destroy(steering->fgs_cache);
+	kfree(steering);
+	mlx5_ft_pool_destroy(dev);
+	mlx5_cleanup_fc_stats(dev);
+}
+
+int mlx5_fs_core_alloc(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	err = mlx5_init_fc_stats(dev);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	err = mlx5_ft_pool_init(dev);
+	if (err)
+		goto err;
+
+	steering = kzalloc(sizeof(*steering), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!steering) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	steering->dev = dev;
+	dev->priv.steering = steering;
+
+	if (mlx5_fs_dr_is_supported(dev))
+		steering->mode = MLX5_FLOW_STEERING_MODE_SMFS;
+	else
+		steering->mode = MLX5_FLOW_STEERING_MODE_DMFS;
+
+	steering->fgs_cache = kmem_cache_create("mlx5_fs_fgs",
+						sizeof(struct mlx5_flow_group), 0,
+						0, NULL);
+	steering->ftes_cache = kmem_cache_create("mlx5_fs_ftes", sizeof(struct fs_fte), 0,
+						 0, NULL);
+	if (!steering->ftes_cache || !steering->fgs_cache) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
 err:
-	mlx5_cleanup_fs(dev);
+	mlx5_fs_core_free(dev);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.h
index c488a7c5b07e9..3f20523e514fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.h
@@ -298,8 +298,10 @@ int mlx5_flow_namespace_set_peer(struct mlx5_flow_root_namespace *ns,
 int mlx5_flow_namespace_set_mode(struct mlx5_flow_namespace *ns,
 				 enum mlx5_flow_steering_mode mode);
 
-int mlx5_init_fs(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
-void mlx5_cleanup_fs(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
+int mlx5_fs_core_alloc(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
+void mlx5_fs_core_free(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
+int mlx5_fs_core_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
+void mlx5_fs_core_cleanup(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 
 int mlx5_fs_egress_acls_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int total_vports);
 void mlx5_fs_egress_acls_cleanup(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index 2589e39eb9c72..c6737720bf3a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -938,6 +938,12 @@ static int mlx5_init_once(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 		goto err_sf_table_cleanup;
 	}
 
+	err = mlx5_fs_core_alloc(dev);
+	if (err) {
+		mlx5_core_err(dev, "Failed to alloc flow steering\n");
+		goto err_fs;
+	}
+
 	dev->dm = mlx5_dm_create(dev);
 	if (IS_ERR(dev->dm))
 		mlx5_core_warn(dev, "Failed to init device memory%d\n", err);
@@ -948,6 +954,8 @@ static int mlx5_init_once(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 
 	return 0;
 
+err_fs:
+	mlx5_sf_table_cleanup(dev);
 err_sf_table_cleanup:
 	mlx5_sf_hw_table_cleanup(dev);
 err_sf_hw_table_cleanup:
@@ -985,6 +993,7 @@ static void mlx5_cleanup_once(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	mlx5_hv_vhca_destroy(dev->hv_vhca);
 	mlx5_fw_tracer_destroy(dev->tracer);
 	mlx5_dm_cleanup(dev);
+	mlx5_fs_core_free(dev);
 	mlx5_sf_table_cleanup(dev);
 	mlx5_sf_hw_table_cleanup(dev);
 	mlx5_vhca_event_cleanup(dev);
@@ -1191,7 +1200,7 @@ static int mlx5_load(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 		goto err_tls_start;
 	}
 
-	err = mlx5_init_fs(dev);
+	err = mlx5_fs_core_init(dev);
 	if (err) {
 		mlx5_core_err(dev, "Failed to init flow steering\n");
 		goto err_fs;
@@ -1236,7 +1245,7 @@ static int mlx5_load(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 err_vhca:
 	mlx5_vhca_event_stop(dev);
 err_set_hca:
-	mlx5_cleanup_fs(dev);
+	mlx5_fs_core_cleanup(dev);
 err_fs:
 	mlx5_accel_tls_cleanup(dev);
 err_tls_start:
@@ -1265,7 +1274,7 @@ static void mlx5_unload(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	mlx5_ec_cleanup(dev);
 	mlx5_sf_hw_table_destroy(dev);
 	mlx5_vhca_event_stop(dev);
-	mlx5_cleanup_fs(dev);
+	mlx5_fs_core_cleanup(dev);
 	mlx5_accel_ipsec_cleanup(dev);
 	mlx5_accel_tls_cleanup(dev);
 	mlx5_fpga_device_stop(dev);