diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_tc.c
index 1f8c9f47306b..14cabe76e53e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_tc.c
@@ -661,6 +661,7 @@ static int tc_del_flow(struct stmmac_priv *priv,
 	entry->in_use = false;
 	entry->cookie = 0;
 	entry->is_l4 = false;
+	entry->action = 0;
 	return ret;
 }