diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_fs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_fs.c
index c1e89dc77db9..41a2543a52cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_fs.c
@@ -2142,7 +2142,7 @@ static int mlx5e_ipsec_block_tc_offload(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
 
 static void mlx5e_ipsec_unblock_tc_offload(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
 {
-	mdev->num_block_tc++;
+	mdev->num_block_tc--;
 }
 
 int mlx5e_accel_ipsec_fs_add_rule(struct mlx5e_ipsec_sa_entry *sa_entry)