diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs_ethtool.c
index 22fb993987b4..eafc59280ada 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs_ethtool.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ add_ethtool_flow_rule(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 
 	spec->match_criteria_enable = (!outer_header_zero(spec->match_criteria));
 	flow_act.flow_tag = MLX5_FS_DEFAULT_FLOW_TAG;
-	rule = mlx5_add_flow_rules(ft, spec, &flow_act, dst, 1);
+	rule = mlx5_add_flow_rules(ft, spec, &flow_act, dst, dst ? 1 : 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(rule)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(rule);
 		netdev_err(priv->netdev, "%s: failed to add ethtool steering rule: %d\n",