rcu_read_lock();
        flow = rhashtable_lookup(tc_ht, &f->cookie, tc_ht_params);
-       rcu_read_unlock();
        if (flow) {
                /* Same flow rule offloaded to non-uplink representor sharing tc block,
                 * just return 0.
                 */
                if (is_flow_rule_duplicate_allowed(dev, rpriv) && flow->orig_dev != dev)
-                       goto out;
+                       goto rcu_unlock;
 
                NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
                                   "flow cookie already exists, ignoring");
                                 "flow cookie %lx already exists, ignoring\n",
                                 f->cookie);
                err = -EEXIST;
-               goto out;
+               goto rcu_unlock;
        }
+rcu_unlock:
+       rcu_read_unlock();
+       if (flow)
+               goto out;
 
        trace_mlx5e_configure_flower(f);
        err = mlx5e_tc_add_flow(priv, f, flags, dev, &flow);