diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_fs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_fs.c
index 81e6aa6434cf2..61288066830d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_fs.c
@@ -512,8 +512,7 @@ static int rx_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, struct mlx5e_ipsec *ipsec,
 err_fs_ft:
 	if (rx->allow_tunnel_mode)
 		mlx5_eswitch_unblock_encap(mdev);
-	mlx5_del_flow_rules(rx->status.rule);
-	mlx5_modify_header_dealloc(mdev, rx->status.modify_hdr);
+	mlx5_ipsec_rx_status_destroy(ipsec, rx);
 err_add:
 	mlx5_destroy_flow_table(rx->ft.status);
 err_fs_ft_status: