diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
index c0d03283775f..2bd77871f3bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
@@ -7348,6 +7348,12 @@ static int hclge_del_cls_flower(struct hnae3_handle *handle,
 	ret = hclge_fd_tcam_config(hdev, HCLGE_FD_STAGE_1, true, rule->location,
 				   NULL, false);
 	if (ret) {
+		/* if tcam config fail, set rule state to TO_DEL,
+		 * so the rule will be deleted when periodic
+		 * task being scheduled.
+		 */
+		hclge_update_fd_list(hdev, HCLGE_FD_TO_DEL, rule->location, NULL);
+		set_bit(HCLGE_STATE_FD_TBL_CHANGED, &hdev->state);
 		spin_unlock_bh(&hdev->fd_rule_lock);
 		return ret;
 	}