diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_offload.c b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_offload.c
index 801a3dd9ceea..6757fd89c1f1 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_offload.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_offload.c
@@ -995,7 +995,6 @@ static void flow_offload_work_del(struct flow_offload_work *offload)
 	flow_offload_tuple_del(offload, FLOW_OFFLOAD_DIR_ORIGINAL);
 	if (test_bit(NF_FLOW_HW_BIDIRECTIONAL, &offload->flow->flags))
 		flow_offload_tuple_del(offload, FLOW_OFFLOAD_DIR_REPLY);
-	set_bit(NF_FLOW_HW_DEAD, &offload->flow->flags);
 }
 
 static void flow_offload_tuple_stats(struct flow_offload_work *offload,
@@ -1059,6 +1058,12 @@ static void flow_offload_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 
 	clear_bit(NF_FLOW_HW_PENDING, &offload->flow->flags);
+	if (offload->cmd == FLOW_CLS_DESTROY) {
+		/* Publish after the worker's last flow access. */
+		smp_mb__before_atomic();
+		set_bit(NF_FLOW_HW_DEAD, &offload->flow->flags);
+	}
+
 	kfree(offload);
 }