diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_offload.c b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_offload.c
index c8b70ffeef0c..83e1db37c3b0 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_offload.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_offload.c
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ static void flow_offload_work_del(struct flow_offload_work *offload)
 {
 	flow_offload_tuple_del(offload, FLOW_OFFLOAD_DIR_ORIGINAL);
 	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,