diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
index abbdd4906984..a49fc4fab3fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
@@ -2390,6 +2390,7 @@ static void cleanup_egress_acls_root_ns(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 		cleanup_root_ns(steering->esw_egress_root_ns[i]);
 
 	kfree(steering->esw_egress_root_ns);
+	steering->esw_egress_root_ns = NULL;
 }
 
 static void cleanup_ingress_acls_root_ns(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
@@ -2404,6 +2405,7 @@ static void cleanup_ingress_acls_root_ns(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 		cleanup_root_ns(steering->esw_ingress_root_ns[i]);
 
 	kfree(steering->esw_ingress_root_ns);
+	steering->esw_ingress_root_ns = NULL;
 }
 
 void mlx5_cleanup_fs(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
@@ -2572,6 +2574,7 @@ cleanup_root_ns:
 	for (i--; i >= 0; i--)
 		cleanup_root_ns(steering->esw_egress_root_ns[i]);
 	kfree(steering->esw_egress_root_ns);
+	steering->esw_egress_root_ns = NULL;
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -2599,6 +2602,7 @@ cleanup_root_ns:
 	for (i--; i >= 0; i--)
 		cleanup_root_ns(steering->esw_ingress_root_ns[i]);
 	kfree(steering->esw_ingress_root_ns);
+	steering->esw_ingress_root_ns = NULL;
 	return err;
 }