diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index a5bdf78955d7..f084513fbead 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -1036,7 +1036,23 @@ static int mlx5e_modify_rq_state(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, int curr_state, int next_s
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int mlx5e_rq_to_ready(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, int curr_state)
+static void mlx5e_flush_rq_cq(struct mlx5e_rq *rq)
+{
+	struct mlx5_cqwq *cqwq = &rq->cq.wq;
+	struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe;
+
+	if (test_bit(MLX5E_RQ_STATE_MINI_CQE_ENHANCED, &rq->state)) {
+		while ((cqe = mlx5_cqwq_get_cqe_enahnced_comp(cqwq)))
+			mlx5_cqwq_pop(cqwq);
+	} else {
+		while ((cqe = mlx5_cqwq_get_cqe(cqwq)))
+			mlx5_cqwq_pop(cqwq);
+	}
+
+	mlx5_cqwq_update_db_record(cqwq);
+}
+
+int mlx5e_flush_rq(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, int curr_state)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = rq->netdev;
 	int err;
@@ -1046,6 +1062,10 @@ static int mlx5e_rq_to_ready(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, int curr_state)
 		netdev_err(dev, "Failed to move rq 0x%x to reset\n", rq->rqn);
 		return err;
 	}
+
+	mlx5e_free_rx_descs(rq);
+	mlx5e_flush_rq_cq(rq);
+
 	err = mlx5e_modify_rq_state(rq, MLX5_RQC_STATE_RST, MLX5_RQC_STATE_RDY);
 	if (err) {
 		netdev_err(dev, "Failed to move rq 0x%x to ready\n", rq->rqn);
@@ -1055,13 +1075,6 @@ static int mlx5e_rq_to_ready(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, int curr_state)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int mlx5e_flush_rq(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, int curr_state)
-{
-	mlx5e_free_rx_descs(rq);
-
-	return mlx5e_rq_to_ready(rq, curr_state);
-}
-
 static int mlx5e_modify_rq_vsd(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, bool vsd)
 {
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = rq->mdev;