diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table.h
index 16e8b2f8d006a..b338638f22792 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table.h
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ enum nf_flow_flags {
 	NF_FLOW_HW,
 	NF_FLOW_HW_DYING,
 	NF_FLOW_HW_DEAD,
-	NF_FLOW_HW_REFRESH,
 	NF_FLOW_HW_PENDING,
 };
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_core.c
index b03feb6e1226a..f4029fc2c8846 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_core.c
@@ -259,8 +259,7 @@ void flow_offload_refresh(struct nf_flowtable *flow_table,
 {
 	flow->timeout = nf_flowtable_time_stamp + NF_FLOW_TIMEOUT;
 
-	if (likely(!nf_flowtable_hw_offload(flow_table) ||
-		   !test_and_clear_bit(NF_FLOW_HW_REFRESH, &flow->flags)))
+	if (likely(!nf_flowtable_hw_offload(flow_table)))
 		return;
 
 	nf_flow_offload_add(flow_table, flow);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_offload.c b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_offload.c
index 1c5460e7bce87..92047cea3c170 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_offload.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_offload.c
@@ -753,10 +753,11 @@ static void flow_offload_work_add(struct flow_offload_work *offload)
 
 	err = flow_offload_rule_add(offload, flow_rule);
 	if (err < 0)
-		set_bit(NF_FLOW_HW_REFRESH, &offload->flow->flags);
-	else
-		set_bit(IPS_HW_OFFLOAD_BIT, &offload->flow->ct->status);
+		goto out;
+
+	set_bit(IPS_HW_OFFLOAD_BIT, &offload->flow->ct->status);
 
+out:
 	nf_flow_offload_destroy(flow_rule);
 }