diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads_termtbl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads_termtbl.c
index 8f86b62e49e3..1b417b1d1cf8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads_termtbl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads_termtbl.c
@@ -309,6 +309,8 @@ mlx5_eswitch_add_termtbl_rule(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 	for (curr_dest = 0; curr_dest < num_vport_dests; curr_dest++) {
 		struct mlx5_termtbl_handle *tt = attr->dests[curr_dest].termtbl;
 
+		attr->dests[curr_dest].termtbl = NULL;
+
 		/* search for the destination associated with the
 		 * current term table
 		 */