diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index 3dfcd4ec1556..1bb229ecd43b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -1367,6 +1367,47 @@ static void mlx5_esw_mode_change_notify(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 mode)
 	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&esw->n_head, 0, &info);
 }
 
+static int mlx5_esw_acls_ns_init(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
+{
+	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev = esw->dev;
+	int total_vports;
+	int err;
+
+	total_vports = mlx5_eswitch_get_total_vports(dev);
+
+	if (MLX5_CAP_ESW_EGRESS_ACL(dev, ft_support)) {
+		err = mlx5_fs_egress_acls_init(dev, total_vports);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	} else {
+		esw_warn(dev, "engress ACL is not supported by FW\n");
+	}
+
+	if (MLX5_CAP_ESW_INGRESS_ACL(dev, ft_support)) {
+		err = mlx5_fs_ingress_acls_init(dev, total_vports);
+		if (err)
+			goto err;
+	} else {
+		esw_warn(dev, "ingress ACL is not supported by FW\n");
+	}
+	return 0;
+
+err:
+	if (MLX5_CAP_ESW_EGRESS_ACL(dev, ft_support))
+		mlx5_fs_egress_acls_cleanup(dev);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static void mlx5_esw_acls_ns_cleanup(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
+{
+	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev = esw->dev;
+
+	if (MLX5_CAP_ESW_INGRESS_ACL(dev, ft_support))
+		mlx5_fs_ingress_acls_cleanup(dev);
+	if (MLX5_CAP_ESW_EGRESS_ACL(dev, ft_support))
+		mlx5_fs_egress_acls_cleanup(dev);
+}
+
 /**
  * mlx5_eswitch_enable_locked - Enable eswitch
  * @esw:	Pointer to eswitch
@@ -1395,14 +1436,12 @@ int mlx5_eswitch_enable_locked(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, int mode, int num_vfs)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
-	if (!MLX5_CAP_ESW_INGRESS_ACL(esw->dev, ft_support))
-		esw_warn(esw->dev, "ingress ACL is not supported by FW\n");
-
-	if (!MLX5_CAP_ESW_EGRESS_ACL(esw->dev, ft_support))
-		esw_warn(esw->dev, "engress ACL is not supported by FW\n");
-
 	mlx5_eswitch_get_devlink_param(esw);
 
+	err = mlx5_esw_acls_ns_init(esw);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	mlx5_eswitch_update_num_of_vfs(esw, num_vfs);
 
 	esw_create_tsar(esw);
@@ -1438,6 +1477,7 @@ int mlx5_eswitch_enable_locked(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, int mode, int num_vfs)
 		mlx5_rescan_drivers(esw->dev);
 
 	esw_destroy_tsar(esw);
+	mlx5_esw_acls_ns_cleanup(esw);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1506,6 +1546,7 @@ void mlx5_eswitch_disable_locked(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, bool clear_vf)
 		mlx5_rescan_drivers(esw->dev);
 
 	esw_destroy_tsar(esw);
+	mlx5_esw_acls_ns_cleanup(esw);
 
 	if (clear_vf)
 		mlx5_eswitch_clear_vf_vports_info(esw);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
index 0216bd63a42d..f74d2c834037 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
@@ -2229,17 +2229,21 @@ struct mlx5_flow_namespace *mlx5_get_flow_vport_acl_namespace(struct mlx5_core_d
 {
 	struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering = dev->priv.steering;
 
-	if (!steering || vport >= mlx5_eswitch_get_total_vports(dev))
+	if (!steering)
 		return NULL;
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case MLX5_FLOW_NAMESPACE_ESW_EGRESS:
+		if (vport >= steering->esw_egress_acl_vports)
+			return NULL;
 		if (steering->esw_egress_root_ns &&
 		    steering->esw_egress_root_ns[vport])
 			return &steering->esw_egress_root_ns[vport]->ns;
 		else
 			return NULL;
 	case MLX5_FLOW_NAMESPACE_ESW_INGRESS:
+		if (vport >= steering->esw_ingress_acl_vports)
+			return NULL;
 		if (steering->esw_ingress_root_ns &&
 		    steering->esw_ingress_root_ns[vport])
 			return &steering->esw_ingress_root_ns[vport]->ns;
@@ -2571,43 +2575,11 @@ static void cleanup_root_ns(struct mlx5_flow_root_namespace *root_ns)
 	clean_tree(&root_ns->ns.node);
 }
 
-static void cleanup_egress_acls_root_ns(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
-{
-	struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering = dev->priv.steering;
-	int i;
-
-	if (!steering->esw_egress_root_ns)
-		return;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < mlx5_eswitch_get_total_vports(dev); i++)
-		cleanup_root_ns(steering->esw_egress_root_ns[i]);
-
-	kfree(steering->esw_egress_root_ns);
-	steering->esw_egress_root_ns = NULL;
-}
-
-static void cleanup_ingress_acls_root_ns(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
-{
-	struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering = dev->priv.steering;
-	int i;
-
-	if (!steering->esw_ingress_root_ns)
-		return;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < mlx5_eswitch_get_total_vports(dev); i++)
-		cleanup_root_ns(steering->esw_ingress_root_ns[i]);
-
-	kfree(steering->esw_ingress_root_ns);
-	steering->esw_ingress_root_ns = NULL;
-}
-
 void mlx5_cleanup_fs(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering = dev->priv.steering;
 
 	cleanup_root_ns(steering->root_ns);
-	cleanup_egress_acls_root_ns(dev);
-	cleanup_ingress_acls_root_ns(dev);
 	cleanup_root_ns(steering->fdb_root_ns);
 	steering->fdb_root_ns = NULL;
 	kfree(steering->fdb_sub_ns);
@@ -2852,10 +2824,9 @@ static int init_ingress_acl_root_ns(struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering, int vpo
 	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(prio);
 }
 
-static int init_egress_acls_root_ns(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+int mlx5_fs_egress_acls_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int total_vports)
 {
 	struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering = dev->priv.steering;
-	int total_vports = mlx5_eswitch_get_total_vports(dev);
 	int err;
 	int i;
 
@@ -2871,7 +2842,7 @@ static int init_egress_acls_root_ns(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 		if (err)
 			goto cleanup_root_ns;
 	}
-
+	steering->esw_egress_acl_vports = total_vports;
 	return 0;
 
 cleanup_root_ns:
@@ -2882,10 +2853,24 @@ static int init_egress_acls_root_ns(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int init_ingress_acls_root_ns(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+void mlx5_fs_egress_acls_cleanup(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering = dev->priv.steering;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!steering->esw_egress_root_ns)
+		return;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < steering->esw_egress_acl_vports; i++)
+		cleanup_root_ns(steering->esw_egress_root_ns[i]);
+
+	kfree(steering->esw_egress_root_ns);
+	steering->esw_egress_root_ns = NULL;
+}
+
+int mlx5_fs_ingress_acls_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int total_vports)
 {
 	struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering = dev->priv.steering;
-	int total_vports = mlx5_eswitch_get_total_vports(dev);
 	int err;
 	int i;
 
@@ -2901,7 +2886,7 @@ static int init_ingress_acls_root_ns(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 		if (err)
 			goto cleanup_root_ns;
 	}
-
+	steering->esw_ingress_acl_vports = total_vports;
 	return 0;
 
 cleanup_root_ns:
@@ -2912,6 +2897,21 @@ static int init_ingress_acls_root_ns(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	return err;
 }
 
+void mlx5_fs_ingress_acls_cleanup(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering = dev->priv.steering;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!steering->esw_ingress_root_ns)
+		return;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < steering->esw_ingress_acl_vports; i++)
+		cleanup_root_ns(steering->esw_ingress_root_ns[i]);
+
+	kfree(steering->esw_ingress_root_ns);
+	steering->esw_ingress_root_ns = NULL;
+}
+
 static int init_egress_root_ns(struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -2974,16 +2974,6 @@ int mlx5_init_fs(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 			if (err)
 				goto err;
 		}
-		if (MLX5_CAP_ESW_EGRESS_ACL(dev, ft_support)) {
-			err = init_egress_acls_root_ns(dev);
-			if (err)
-				goto err;
-		}
-		if (MLX5_CAP_ESW_INGRESS_ACL(dev, ft_support)) {
-			err = init_ingress_acls_root_ns(dev);
-			if (err)
-				goto err;
-		}
 	}
 
 	if (MLX5_CAP_FLOWTABLE_SNIFFER_RX(dev, ft_support)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.h
index b24a9849c45e..e577a2c424af 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.h
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ struct mlx5_flow_steering {
 	struct mlx5_flow_root_namespace	*rdma_rx_root_ns;
 	struct mlx5_flow_root_namespace	*rdma_tx_root_ns;
 	struct mlx5_flow_root_namespace	*egress_root_ns;
+	int esw_egress_acl_vports;
+	int esw_ingress_acl_vports;
 };
 
 struct fs_node {
@@ -287,6 +289,11 @@ int mlx5_flow_namespace_set_mode(struct mlx5_flow_namespace *ns,
 int mlx5_init_fs(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_cleanup_fs(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 
+int mlx5_fs_egress_acls_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int total_vports);
+void mlx5_fs_egress_acls_cleanup(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
+int mlx5_fs_ingress_acls_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int total_vports);
+void mlx5_fs_ingress_acls_cleanup(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
+
 #define fs_get_obj(v, _node)  {v = container_of((_node), typeof(*v), node); }
 
 #define fs_list_for_each_entry(pos, root)		\