diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
index 25f51f80a9b468..ba171c7f0a6758 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv {
 	struct mlx5_ct_fs *fs;
 	struct mlx5_ct_fs_ops *fs_ops;
 	spinlock_t ht_lock; /* protects ft entries */
+	struct workqueue_struct *wq;
 
 	struct mlx5_tc_ct_debugfs debugfs;
 };
@@ -941,14 +942,11 @@ static void mlx5_tc_ct_entry_del_work(struct work_struct *work)
 static void
 __mlx5_tc_ct_entry_put(struct mlx5_ct_entry *entry)
 {
-	struct mlx5e_priv *priv;
-
 	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&entry->refcnt))
 		return;
 
-	priv = netdev_priv(entry->ct_priv->netdev);
 	INIT_WORK(&entry->work, mlx5_tc_ct_entry_del_work);
-	queue_work(priv->wq, &entry->work);
+	queue_work(entry->ct_priv->wq, &entry->work);
 }
 
 static struct mlx5_ct_counter *
@@ -1759,19 +1757,16 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_flush_ft_entry(void *ptr, void *arg)
 static void
 mlx5_tc_ct_del_ft_cb(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv, struct mlx5_ct_ft *ft)
 {
-	struct mlx5e_priv *priv;
-
 	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&ft->refcount))
 		return;
 
+	flush_workqueue(ct_priv->wq);
 	nf_flow_table_offload_del_cb(ft->nf_ft,
 				     mlx5_tc_ct_block_flow_offload, ft);
 	rhashtable_remove_fast(&ct_priv->zone_ht, &ft->node, zone_params);
 	rhashtable_free_and_destroy(&ft->ct_entries_ht,
 				    mlx5_tc_ct_flush_ft_entry,
 				    ct_priv);
-	priv = netdev_priv(ct_priv->netdev);
-	flush_workqueue(priv->wq);
 	mlx5_tc_ct_free_pre_ct_tables(ft);
 	mapping_remove(ct_priv->zone_mapping, ft->zone_restore_id);
 	kfree(ft);
@@ -2176,6 +2171,12 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_init(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct mlx5_fs_chains *chains,
 	if (rhashtable_init(&ct_priv->ct_tuples_nat_ht, &tuples_nat_ht_params))
 		goto err_ct_tuples_nat_ht;
 
+	ct_priv->wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("mlx5e_ct_priv_wq", 0);
+	if (!ct_priv->wq) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_wq;
+	}
+
 	err = mlx5_tc_ct_fs_init(ct_priv);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_init_fs;
@@ -2184,6 +2185,8 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_init(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct mlx5_fs_chains *chains,
 	return ct_priv;
 
 err_init_fs:
+	destroy_workqueue(ct_priv->wq);
+err_wq:
 	rhashtable_destroy(&ct_priv->ct_tuples_nat_ht);
 err_ct_tuples_nat_ht:
 	rhashtable_destroy(&ct_priv->ct_tuples_ht);
@@ -2213,6 +2216,7 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_clean(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv)
 	if (!ct_priv)
 		return;
 
+	destroy_workqueue(ct_priv->wq);
 	mlx5_ct_tc_remove_dbgfs(ct_priv);
 	chains = ct_priv->chains;