diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
index a76b44bf393..fb6a5528630 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline_flow.c
@@ -3703,7 +3703,7 @@ static const struct token token_list[] = {
 	[QUEUE_DESTROY] = {
 		.name = "destroy",
 		.help = "destroy a flow rule",
-		.next = NEXT(NEXT_ENTRY(QUEUE_DESTROY_ID),
+		.next = NEXT(NEXT_ENTRY(QUEUE_DESTROY_POSTPONE),
 			     NEXT_ENTRY(COMMON_QUEUE_ID)),
 		.args = ARGS(ARGS_ENTRY(struct buffer, queue)),
 		.call = parse_qo_destroy,