diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table.h
index 6bf69652f57d..c54a7f707e50 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table.h
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ enum nf_flow_flags {
 	NF_FLOW_HW_DYING,
 	NF_FLOW_HW_DEAD,
 	NF_FLOW_HW_REFRESH,
+	NF_FLOW_HW_PENDING,
 };
 
 enum flow_offload_type {
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_offload.c b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_offload.c
index e3b099c14eff..3d4ca62c81f9 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_offload.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_offload.c
@@ -817,6 +817,7 @@ static void flow_offload_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 			WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
 	}
 
+	clear_bit(NF_FLOW_HW_PENDING, &offload->flow->flags);
 	kfree(offload);
 }
 
@@ -831,10 +832,15 @@ nf_flow_offload_work_alloc(struct nf_flowtable *flowtable,
 {
 	struct flow_offload_work *offload;
 
-	offload = kmalloc(sizeof(struct flow_offload_work), GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!offload)
+	if (test_and_set_bit(NF_FLOW_HW_PENDING, &flow->flags))
 		return NULL;
 
+	offload = kmalloc(sizeof(struct flow_offload_work), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!offload) {
+		clear_bit(NF_FLOW_HW_PENDING, &flow->flags);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	offload->cmd = cmd;
 	offload->flow = flow;
 	offload->priority = flowtable->priority;