diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_clsf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_clsf.c
index 973c1fb70d0992..99038dfc7fbe52 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_clsf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_clsf.c
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ void enic_rfs_flw_tbl_init(struct enic *enic)
 	enic->rfs_h.max = enic->config.num_arfs;
 	enic->rfs_h.free = enic->rfs_h.max;
 	enic->rfs_h.toclean = 0;
-	enic_rfs_timer_start(enic);
 }
 
 void enic_rfs_flw_tbl_free(struct enic *enic)
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ void enic_rfs_flw_tbl_free(struct enic *enic)
 
 	enic_rfs_timer_stop(enic);
 	spin_lock_bh(&enic->rfs_h.lock);
-	enic->rfs_h.free = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < (1 << ENIC_RFS_FLW_BITSHIFT); i++) {
 		struct hlist_head *hhead;
 		struct hlist_node *tmp;
@@ -99,6 +97,7 @@ void enic_rfs_flw_tbl_free(struct enic *enic)
 			enic_delfltr(enic, n->fltr_id);
 			hlist_del(&n->node);
 			kfree(n);
+			enic->rfs_h.free++;
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&enic->rfs_h.lock);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_main.c
index 30d2eaa18c0479..e6ad581eadd81f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_main.c
@@ -1971,7 +1971,7 @@ static int enic_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 		vnic_intr_unmask(&enic->intr[i]);
 
 	enic_notify_timer_start(enic);
-	enic_rfs_flw_tbl_init(enic);
+	enic_rfs_timer_start(enic);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -2904,6 +2904,7 @@ static int enic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	timer_setup(&enic->notify_timer, enic_notify_timer, 0);
 
+	enic_rfs_flw_tbl_init(enic);
 	enic_set_rx_coal_setting(enic);
 	INIT_WORK(&enic->reset, enic_reset);
 	INIT_WORK(&enic->tx_hang_reset, enic_tx_hang_reset);