diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eq.c
index ed53291468f3..a278238a2db6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eq.c
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ int mlx5_destroy_unmap_eq(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct mlx5_eq *eq)
 	if (err)
 		mlx5_core_warn(dev, "failed to destroy a previously created eq: eqn %d\n",
 			       eq->eqn);
+	synchronize_irq(table->msix_arr[eq->irqn].vector);
 	mlx5_buf_free(dev, &eq->buf);
 
 	return err;