diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_tcam.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_tcam.c
index 89a5ebc3463f..92a406f02eae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_tcam.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_tcam.c
@@ -836,10 +836,14 @@ mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam_vregion_destroy(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 	struct mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam *tcam = vregion->tcam;
 
 	if (vgroup->vregion_rehash_enabled && ops->region_rehash_hints_get) {
+		struct mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam_rehash_ctx *ctx = &vregion->rehash.ctx;
+
 		mutex_lock(&tcam->lock);
 		list_del(&vregion->tlist);
 		mutex_unlock(&tcam->lock);
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&vregion->rehash.dw);
+		if (cancel_delayed_work_sync(&vregion->rehash.dw) &&
+		    ctx->hints_priv)
+			ops->region_rehash_hints_put(ctx->hints_priv);
 	}
 	mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam_vgroup_vregion_detach(mlxsw_sp, vregion);
 	if (vregion->region2)