diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c
index cf58c9637904..29626c6c9c25 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c
@@ -433,7 +433,6 @@ void mlx5e_ipsec_cleanup(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	if (!ipsec)
 		return;
 
-	drain_workqueue(ipsec->wq);
 	destroy_workqueue(ipsec->wq);
 
 	ida_destroy(&ipsec->halloc);