diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_flt.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_flt.c
index 4aeab4968f2a..f71b4346b186 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_flt.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_flt.c
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ static int __ipa_del_flt_rule(u32 rule_hdl)
 
 	list_del(&entry->link);
 	entry->tbl->rule_cnt--;
-	if (entry->rt_tbl)
+	if (entry->rt_tbl && !ipa3_check_idr_if_freed(entry->rt_tbl))
 		entry->rt_tbl->ref_cnt--;
 	IPADBG("del flt rule rule_cnt=%d rule_id=%d\n",
 		entry->tbl->rule_cnt, entry->rule_id);