diff --git a/include/net/tcx.h b/include/net/tcx.h
index 72a3e75e539f..5ce0ce9e0c02 100644
--- a/include/net/tcx.h
+++ b/include/net/tcx.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ struct mini_Qdisc;
 struct tcx_entry {
 	struct mini_Qdisc __rcu *miniq;
 	struct bpf_mprog_bundle bundle;
-	bool miniq_active;
+	u32 miniq_active;
 	struct rcu_head rcu;
 };
 
@@ -125,11 +125,16 @@ static inline void tcx_skeys_dec(bool ingress)
 	tcx_dec();
 }
 
-static inline void tcx_miniq_set_active(struct bpf_mprog_entry *entry,
-					const bool active)
+static inline void tcx_miniq_inc(struct bpf_mprog_entry *entry)
 {
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
-	tcx_entry(entry)->miniq_active = active;
+	tcx_entry(entry)->miniq_active++;
+}
+
+static inline void tcx_miniq_dec(struct bpf_mprog_entry *entry)
+{
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
+	tcx_entry(entry)->miniq_active--;
 }
 
 static inline bool tcx_entry_is_active(struct bpf_mprog_entry *entry)
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_ingress.c b/net/sched/sch_ingress.c
index c2ef9dcf91d2..cc6051d4f2ef 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_ingress.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_ingress.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static int ingress_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	entry = tcx_entry_fetch_or_create(dev, true, &created);
 	if (!entry)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	tcx_miniq_set_active(entry, true);
+	tcx_miniq_inc(entry);
 	mini_qdisc_pair_init(&q->miniqp, sch, &tcx_entry(entry)->miniq);
 	if (created)
 		tcx_entry_update(dev, entry, true);
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static void ingress_destroy(struct Qdisc *sch)
 	tcf_block_put_ext(q->block, sch, &q->block_info);
 
 	if (entry) {
-		tcx_miniq_set_active(entry, false);
+		tcx_miniq_dec(entry);
 		if (!tcx_entry_is_active(entry)) {
 			tcx_entry_update(dev, NULL, true);
 			tcx_entry_free(entry);
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static int clsact_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	entry = tcx_entry_fetch_or_create(dev, true, &created);
 	if (!entry)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	tcx_miniq_set_active(entry, true);
+	tcx_miniq_inc(entry);
 	mini_qdisc_pair_init(&q->miniqp_ingress, sch, &tcx_entry(entry)->miniq);
 	if (created)
 		tcx_entry_update(dev, entry, true);
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static int clsact_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	entry = tcx_entry_fetch_or_create(dev, false, &created);
 	if (!entry)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	tcx_miniq_set_active(entry, true);
+	tcx_miniq_inc(entry);
 	mini_qdisc_pair_init(&q->miniqp_egress, sch, &tcx_entry(entry)->miniq);
 	if (created)
 		tcx_entry_update(dev, entry, false);
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static void clsact_destroy(struct Qdisc *sch)
 	tcf_block_put_ext(q->egress_block, sch, &q->egress_block_info);
 
 	if (ingress_entry) {
-		tcx_miniq_set_active(ingress_entry, false);
+		tcx_miniq_dec(ingress_entry);
 		if (!tcx_entry_is_active(ingress_entry)) {
 			tcx_entry_update(dev, NULL, true);
 			tcx_entry_free(ingress_entry);
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static void clsact_destroy(struct Qdisc *sch)
 	}
 
 	if (egress_entry) {
-		tcx_miniq_set_active(egress_entry, false);
+		tcx_miniq_dec(egress_entry);
 		if (!tcx_entry_is_active(egress_entry)) {
 			tcx_entry_update(dev, NULL, false);
 			tcx_entry_free(egress_entry);