diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_rule.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_rule.c
index e8b656075c6f..5dcb8baf491a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_rule.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_rule.c
@@ -1096,6 +1096,8 @@ dr_rule_create_rule_nic(struct mlx5dr_rule *rule,
 	if (htbl)
 		mlx5dr_htbl_put(htbl);
 
+	kfree(hw_ste_arr);
+
 	return 0;
 
 free_ste: