diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/switchx2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/switchx2.c
index 8b15bf0c744d..c0c23e2f3275 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/switchx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/switchx2.c
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ static int mlxsw_sx_port_create(struct mlxsw_sx *mlxsw_sx, u8 local_port)
 	/* Each packet needs to have a Tx header (metadata) on top all other
 	 * headers.
 	 */
-	dev->hard_header_len += MLXSW_TXHDR_LEN;
+	dev->needed_headroom = MLXSW_TXHDR_LEN;
 
 	err = mlxsw_sx_port_module_check(mlxsw_sx_port, &usable);
 	if (err) {