diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
index f44e5de25037..c1c6e74c79c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_counter_create(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	counter->is_shared = false;
-	counter->counter = mlx5_fc_create(ct_priv->dev, true);
+	counter->counter = mlx5_fc_create_ex(ct_priv->dev, true);
 	if (IS_ERR(counter->counter)) {
 		ct_dbg("Failed to create counter for ct entry");
 		ret = PTR_ERR(counter->counter);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_counters.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_counters.c
index 60c9df1bc912..31c99d53faf7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_counters.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_counters.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static struct mlx5_fc *mlx5_fc_acquire(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool aging)
 	return mlx5_fc_single_alloc(dev);
 }
 
-struct mlx5_fc *mlx5_fc_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool aging)
+struct mlx5_fc *mlx5_fc_create_ex(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool aging)
 {
 	struct mlx5_fc *counter = mlx5_fc_acquire(dev, aging);
 	struct mlx5_fc_stats *fc_stats = &dev->priv.fc_stats;
@@ -332,8 +332,6 @@ struct mlx5_fc *mlx5_fc_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool aging)
 			goto err_out_alloc;
 
 		llist_add(&counter->addlist, &fc_stats->addlist);
-
-		mod_delayed_work(fc_stats->wq, &fc_stats->work, 0);
 	}
 
 	return counter;
@@ -342,6 +340,16 @@ err_out_alloc:
 	mlx5_fc_release(dev, counter);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
+
+struct mlx5_fc *mlx5_fc_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool aging)
+{
+	struct mlx5_fc *counter = mlx5_fc_create_ex(dev, aging);
+	struct mlx5_fc_stats *fc_stats = &dev->priv.fc_stats;
+
+	if (aging)
+		mod_delayed_work(fc_stats->wq, &fc_stats->work, 0);
+	return counter;
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mlx5_fc_create);
 
 u32 mlx5_fc_id(struct mlx5_fc *counter)
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/fs.h b/include/linux/mlx5/fs.h
index a7e1155bc4da..cd2d4c572367 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/fs.h
@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ int mlx5_modify_rule_destination(struct mlx5_flow_handle *handler,
 				 struct mlx5_flow_destination *old_dest);
 
 struct mlx5_fc *mlx5_fc_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool aging);
+
+/* As mlx5_fc_create() but doesn't queue stats refresh thread. */
+struct mlx5_fc *mlx5_fc_create_ex(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, bool aging);
+
 void mlx5_fc_destroy(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct mlx5_fc *counter);
 u64 mlx5_fc_query_lastuse(struct mlx5_fc *counter);
 void mlx5_fc_query_cached(struct mlx5_fc *counter,