diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/fs_dr.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/fs_dr.c
index 728f81882589..6a9abba92df6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/fs_dr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/fs_dr.c
@@ -44,11 +44,10 @@ static int set_miss_action(struct mlx5_flow_root_namespace *ns,
 	err = mlx5dr_table_set_miss_action(ft->fs_dr_table.dr_table, action);
 	if (err && action) {
 		err = mlx5dr_action_destroy(action);
-		if (err) {
-			action = NULL;
-			mlx5_core_err(ns->dev, "Failed to destroy action (%d)\n",
-				      err);
-		}
+		if (err)
+			mlx5_core_err(ns->dev,
+				      "Failed to destroy action (%d)\n", err);
+		action = NULL;
 	}
 	ft->fs_dr_table.miss_action = action;
 	if (old_miss_action) {