diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index b3bc82e419b6..9009574372fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -1856,7 +1856,6 @@ int mlx5_eswitch_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 abort:
 	if (esw->work_queue)
 		destroy_workqueue(esw->work_queue);
-	esw_offloads_cleanup_reps(esw);
 	kfree(esw->vports);
 	kfree(esw);
 	return err;
@@ -1871,7 +1870,6 @@ void mlx5_eswitch_cleanup(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 
 	esw->dev->priv.eswitch = NULL;
 	destroy_workqueue(esw->work_queue);
-	esw_offloads_cleanup_reps(esw);
 	mutex_destroy(&esw->state_lock);
 	WARN_ON(!xa_empty(&esw->offloads.vhca_map));
 	xa_destroy(&esw->offloads.vhca_map);
@@ -1879,6 +1877,7 @@ void mlx5_eswitch_cleanup(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 	mlx5e_mod_hdr_tbl_destroy(&esw->offloads.mod_hdr);
 	mutex_destroy(&esw->offloads.encap_tbl_lock);
 	mutex_destroy(&esw->offloads.decap_tbl_lock);
+	esw_offloads_cleanup_reps(esw);
 	kfree(esw->vports);
 	kfree(esw);
 }