struct mlx5e_ktls_rx_resync_ctx resync;
 };
 
+static bool mlx5e_ktls_priv_rx_put(struct mlx5e_ktls_offload_context_rx *priv_rx)
+{
+       if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&priv_rx->resync.refcnt))
+               return false;
+
+       kfree(priv_rx);
+       return true;
+}
+
+static void mlx5e_ktls_priv_rx_get(struct mlx5e_ktls_offload_context_rx *priv_rx)
+{
+       refcount_inc(&priv_rx->resync.refcnt);
+}
+
 static int mlx5e_ktls_create_tir(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, u32 *tirn, u32 rqtn)
 {
        int err, inlen;
        priv_rx = container_of(resync, struct mlx5e_ktls_offload_context_rx, resync);
 
        if (unlikely(test_bit(MLX5E_PRIV_RX_FLAG_DELETING, priv_rx->flags))) {
-               refcount_dec(&resync->refcnt);
+               mlx5e_ktls_priv_rx_put(priv_rx);
                return;
        }
 
        sq = &c->async_icosq;
 
        if (resync_post_get_progress_params(sq, priv_rx))
-               refcount_dec(&resync->refcnt);
+               mlx5e_ktls_priv_rx_put(priv_rx);
 }
 
 static void resync_init(struct mlx5e_ktls_rx_resync_ctx *resync,
        return err;
 }
 
-/* Function is called with elevated refcount, it decreases it. */
+/* Function can be called with the refcount being either elevated or not.
+ * It decreases the refcount and may free the kTLS priv context.
+ * Refcount is not elevated only if tls_dev_del has been called, but GET_PSV was
+ * already in flight.
+ */
 void mlx5e_ktls_handle_get_psv_completion(struct mlx5e_icosq_wqe_info *wi,
                                          struct mlx5e_icosq *sq)
 {
        tls_offload_rx_resync_async_request_end(priv_rx->sk, cpu_to_be32(hw_seq));
        priv_rx->stats->tls_resync_req_end++;
 out:
-       refcount_dec(&resync->refcnt);
+       mlx5e_ktls_priv_rx_put(priv_rx);
        dma_unmap_single(dev, buf->dma_addr, PROGRESS_PARAMS_PADDED_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
        kfree(buf);
 }
                return false;
 
        resync = &priv_rx->resync;
-       refcount_inc(&resync->refcnt);
+       mlx5e_ktls_priv_rx_get(priv_rx);
        if (unlikely(!queue_work(resync->priv->tls->rx_wq, &resync->work)))
-               refcount_dec(&resync->refcnt);
+               mlx5e_ktls_priv_rx_put(priv_rx);
 
        return true;
 }
        return err;
 }
 
-/* Elevated refcount on the resync object means there are
- * outstanding operations (uncompleted GET_PSV WQEs) that
- * will read the resync / priv_rx objects once completed.
- * Wait for them to avoid use-after-free.
- */
-static void wait_for_resync(struct net_device *netdev,
-                           struct mlx5e_ktls_rx_resync_ctx *resync)
-{
-#define MLX5E_KTLS_RX_RESYNC_TIMEOUT 20000 /* msecs */
-       unsigned long exp_time = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(MLX5E_KTLS_RX_RESYNC_TIMEOUT);
-       unsigned int refcnt;
-
-       do {
-               refcnt = refcount_read(&resync->refcnt);
-               if (refcnt == 1)
-                       return;
-
-               msleep(20);
-       } while (time_before(jiffies, exp_time));
-
-       netdev_warn(netdev,
-                   "Failed waiting for kTLS RX resync refcnt to be released (%u).\n",
-                   refcnt);
-}
-
 void mlx5e_ktls_del_rx(struct net_device *netdev, struct tls_context *tls_ctx)
 {
        struct mlx5e_ktls_offload_context_rx *priv_rx;
                wait_for_completion(&priv_rx->add_ctx);
        resync = &priv_rx->resync;
        if (cancel_work_sync(&resync->work))
-               refcount_dec(&resync->refcnt);
-       wait_for_resync(netdev, resync);
+               mlx5e_ktls_priv_rx_put(priv_rx);
 
        priv_rx->stats->tls_del++;
        if (priv_rx->rule.rule)
 
        mlx5_core_destroy_tir(mdev, priv_rx->tirn);
        mlx5_ktls_destroy_key(mdev, priv_rx->key_id);
-       kfree(priv_rx);
+       /* priv_rx should normally be freed here, but if there is an outstanding
+        * GET_PSV, deallocation will be delayed until the CQE for GET_PSV is
+        * processed.
+        */
+       mlx5e_ktls_priv_rx_put(priv_rx);
 }