diff --git a/net/core/drop_monitor.c b/net/core/drop_monitor.c
index 571f191c06d947440858e91f4ad3a52ec9630538..db65ce62b625ad375cba872ae2f2b31454baca81 100644
--- a/net/core/drop_monitor.c
+++ b/net/core/drop_monitor.c
@@ -1053,6 +1053,20 @@ static int net_dm_hw_monitor_start(struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 	return 0;
 
 err_module_put:
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+		struct per_cpu_dm_data *hw_data = &per_cpu(dm_hw_cpu_data, cpu);
+		struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+		del_timer_sync(&hw_data->send_timer);
+		cancel_work_sync(&hw_data->dm_alert_work);
+		while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&hw_data->drop_queue))) {
+			struct devlink_trap_metadata *hw_metadata;
+
+			hw_metadata = NET_DM_SKB_CB(skb)->hw_metadata;
+			net_dm_hw_metadata_free(hw_metadata);
+			consume_skb(skb);
+		}
+	}
 	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -1134,6 +1148,15 @@ static int net_dm_trace_on_set(struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 err_unregister_trace:
 	unregister_trace_kfree_skb(ops->kfree_skb_probe, NULL);
 err_module_put:
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+		struct per_cpu_dm_data *data = &per_cpu(dm_cpu_data, cpu);
+		struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+		del_timer_sync(&data->send_timer);
+		cancel_work_sync(&data->dm_alert_work);
+		while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&data->drop_queue)))
+			consume_skb(skb);
+	}
 	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 	return rc;
 }