diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index 244aced..b429591 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@
 enum {
 	MLX5E_RQ_STATE_POST_WQES_ENABLE,
 	MLX5E_RQ_STATE_UMR_WQE_IN_PROGRESS,
+	MLX5E_RQ_STATE_FLUSH_TIMEOUT,
 };
 
 struct mlx5e_cq {
@@ -220,6 +221,8 @@
 typedef int (*mlx5e_fp_alloc_wqe)(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_rx_wqe *wqe,
 				  u16 ix);
 
+typedef void (*mlx5e_fp_dealloc_wqe)(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, u16 ix);
+
 struct mlx5e_dma_info {
 	struct page	*page;
 	dma_addr_t	addr;
@@ -241,6 +244,7 @@
 	struct mlx5e_cq        cq;
 	mlx5e_fp_handle_rx_cqe handle_rx_cqe;
 	mlx5e_fp_alloc_wqe     alloc_wqe;
+	mlx5e_fp_dealloc_wqe   dealloc_wqe;
 
 	unsigned long          state;
 	int                    ix;
@@ -592,12 +596,15 @@
 bool mlx5e_poll_tx_cq(struct mlx5e_cq *cq, int napi_budget);
 int mlx5e_poll_rx_cq(struct mlx5e_cq *cq, int budget);
 void mlx5e_free_tx_descs(struct mlx5e_sq *sq);
+void mlx5e_free_rx_descs(struct mlx5e_rq *rq);
 
 void mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe);
 void mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe_mpwrq(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe);
 bool mlx5e_post_rx_wqes(struct mlx5e_rq *rq);
 int mlx5e_alloc_rx_wqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_rx_wqe *wqe, u16 ix);
 int mlx5e_alloc_rx_mpwqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5e_rx_wqe *wqe, u16 ix);
+void mlx5e_dealloc_rx_wqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, u16 ix);
+void mlx5e_dealloc_rx_mpwqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, u16 ix);
 void mlx5e_post_rx_fragmented_mpwqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq);
 void mlx5e_complete_rx_linear_mpwqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq,
 				    struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 38c1286..103feab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@
 		}
 		rq->handle_rx_cqe = mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe_mpwrq;
 		rq->alloc_wqe = mlx5e_alloc_rx_mpwqe;
+		rq->dealloc_wqe = mlx5e_dealloc_rx_mpwqe;
 
 		rq->mpwqe_stride_sz = BIT(priv->params.mpwqe_log_stride_sz);
 		rq->mpwqe_num_strides = BIT(priv->params.mpwqe_log_num_strides);
@@ -347,6 +348,7 @@
 		}
 		rq->handle_rx_cqe = mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe;
 		rq->alloc_wqe = mlx5e_alloc_rx_wqe;
+		rq->dealloc_wqe = mlx5e_dealloc_rx_wqe;
 
 		rq->wqe_sz = (priv->params.lro_en) ?
 				priv->params.lro_wqe_sz :
@@ -552,17 +554,25 @@
 
 static void mlx5e_close_rq(struct mlx5e_rq *rq)
 {
+	int tout = 0;
+	int err;
+
 	clear_bit(MLX5E_RQ_STATE_POST_WQES_ENABLE, &rq->state);
 	napi_synchronize(&rq->channel->napi); /* prevent mlx5e_post_rx_wqes */
 
-	mlx5e_modify_rq_state(rq, MLX5_RQC_STATE_RDY, MLX5_RQC_STATE_ERR);
-	while (!mlx5_wq_ll_is_empty(&rq->wq))
-		msleep(20);
+	err = mlx5e_modify_rq_state(rq, MLX5_RQC_STATE_RDY, MLX5_RQC_STATE_ERR);
+	while (!mlx5_wq_ll_is_empty(&rq->wq) && !err &&
+	       tout++ < MLX5_EN_QP_FLUSH_MAX_ITER)
+		msleep(MLX5_EN_QP_FLUSH_MSLEEP_QUANT);
+
+	if (err || tout == MLX5_EN_QP_FLUSH_MAX_ITER)
+		set_bit(MLX5E_RQ_STATE_FLUSH_TIMEOUT, &rq->state);
 
 	/* avoid destroying rq before mlx5e_poll_rx_cq() is done with it */
 	napi_synchronize(&rq->channel->napi);
 
 	mlx5e_disable_rq(rq);
+	mlx5e_free_rx_descs(rq);
 	mlx5e_destroy_rq(rq);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
index 022acc2..9f2a16a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
@@ -212,6 +212,20 @@
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
+void mlx5e_dealloc_rx_wqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, u16 ix)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb = rq->skb[ix];
+
+	if (skb) {
+		rq->skb[ix] = NULL;
+		dma_unmap_single(rq->pdev,
+				 *((dma_addr_t *)skb->cb),
+				 rq->wqe_sz,
+				 DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+	}
+}
+
 static inline int mlx5e_mpwqe_strides_per_page(struct mlx5e_rq *rq)
 {
 	return rq->mpwqe_num_strides >> MLX5_MPWRQ_WQE_PAGE_ORDER;
@@ -574,6 +588,30 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void mlx5e_dealloc_rx_mpwqe(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, u16 ix)
+{
+	struct mlx5e_mpw_info *wi = &rq->wqe_info[ix];
+
+	wi->free_wqe(rq, wi);
+}
+
+void mlx5e_free_rx_descs(struct mlx5e_rq *rq)
+{
+	struct mlx5_wq_ll *wq = &rq->wq;
+	struct mlx5e_rx_wqe *wqe;
+	__be16 wqe_ix_be;
+	u16 wqe_ix;
+
+	while (!mlx5_wq_ll_is_empty(wq)) {
+		wqe_ix_be = *wq->tail_next;
+		wqe_ix    = be16_to_cpu(wqe_ix_be);
+		wqe       = mlx5_wq_ll_get_wqe(&rq->wq, wqe_ix);
+		rq->dealloc_wqe(rq, wqe_ix);
+		mlx5_wq_ll_pop(&rq->wq, wqe_ix_be,
+			       &wqe->next.next_wqe_index);
+	}
+}
+
 #define RQ_CANNOT_POST(rq) \
 		(!test_bit(MLX5E_RQ_STATE_POST_WQES_ENABLE, &rq->state) || \
 		 test_bit(MLX5E_RQ_STATE_UMR_WQE_IN_PROGRESS, &rq->state))
@@ -878,6 +916,9 @@
 	struct mlx5e_rq *rq = container_of(cq, struct mlx5e_rq, cq);
 	int work_done = 0;
 
+	if (unlikely(test_bit(MLX5E_RQ_STATE_FLUSH_TIMEOUT, &rq->state)))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (cq->decmprs_left)
 		work_done += mlx5e_decompress_cqes_cont(rq, cq, 0, budget);