diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index e002f013fa015..73c827ee1a94e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -1943,9 +1943,7 @@ static void mlx5e_tc_del_fdb_flow(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 {
 	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = priv->mdev->priv.eswitch;
 	struct mlx5_flow_attr *attr = flow->attr;
-	struct mlx5_esw_flow_attr *esw_attr;
 
-	esw_attr = attr->esw_attr;
 	mlx5e_put_flow_tunnel_id(flow);
 
 	remove_unready_flow(flow);
@@ -1966,12 +1964,6 @@ static void mlx5e_tc_del_fdb_flow(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 
 	mlx5_tc_ct_match_del(get_ct_priv(priv), &flow->attr->ct_attr);
 
-	if (esw_attr->int_port)
-		mlx5e_tc_int_port_put(mlx5e_get_int_port_priv(priv), esw_attr->int_port);
-
-	if (esw_attr->dest_int_port)
-		mlx5e_tc_int_port_put(mlx5e_get_int_port_priv(priv), esw_attr->dest_int_port);
-
 	if (flow_flag_test(flow, L3_TO_L2_DECAP))
 		mlx5e_detach_decap(priv, flow);
 
@@ -4250,6 +4242,7 @@ static void
 mlx5_free_flow_attr_actions(struct mlx5e_tc_flow *flow, struct mlx5_flow_attr *attr)
 {
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *counter_dev = get_flow_counter_dev(flow);
+	struct mlx5_esw_flow_attr *esw_attr;
 
 	if (!attr)
 		return;
@@ -4267,6 +4260,18 @@ mlx5_free_flow_attr_actions(struct mlx5e_tc_flow *flow, struct mlx5_flow_attr *a
 		mlx5e_tc_detach_mod_hdr(flow->priv, flow, attr);
 	}
 
+	if (mlx5e_is_eswitch_flow(flow)) {
+		esw_attr = attr->esw_attr;
+
+		if (esw_attr->int_port)
+			mlx5e_tc_int_port_put(mlx5e_get_int_port_priv(flow->priv),
+					      esw_attr->int_port);
+
+		if (esw_attr->dest_int_port)
+			mlx5e_tc_int_port_put(mlx5e_get_int_port_priv(flow->priv),
+					      esw_attr->dest_int_port);
+	}
+
 	mlx5_tc_ct_delete_flow(get_ct_priv(flow->priv), attr);
 
 	free_branch_attr(flow, attr->branch_true);