diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rx_res.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rx_res.c
index 142953847996..0015a81eb9a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rx_res.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rx_res.c
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ struct mlx5e_rx_res {
 	unsigned int max_nch;
 	u32 drop_rqn;
 
+	struct mlx5e_packet_merge_param pkt_merge_param;
+	struct rw_semaphore pkt_merge_param_sem;
+
 	struct mlx5e_rss *rss[MLX5E_MAX_NUM_RSS];
 	bool rss_active;
 	u32 rss_rqns[MLX5E_INDIR_RQT_SIZE];
@@ -392,6 +395,7 @@ static int mlx5e_rx_res_ptp_init(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res)
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
+	/* Separated from the channels RQs, does not share pkt_merge state with them */
 	mlx5e_tir_builder_build_rqt(builder, res->mdev->mlx5e_res.hw_objs.td.tdn,
 				    mlx5e_rqt_get_rqtn(&res->ptp.rqt),
 				    inner_ft_support);
@@ -447,6 +451,9 @@ int mlx5e_rx_res_init(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res, struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 	res->max_nch = max_nch;
 	res->drop_rqn = drop_rqn;
 
+	res->pkt_merge_param = *init_pkt_merge_param;
+	init_rwsem(&res->pkt_merge_param_sem);
+
 	err = mlx5e_rx_res_rss_init_def(res, init_pkt_merge_param, init_nch);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out;
@@ -513,7 +520,7 @@ u32 mlx5e_rx_res_get_tirn_ptp(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res)
 	return mlx5e_tir_get_tirn(&res->ptp.tir);
 }
 
-u32 mlx5e_rx_res_get_rqtn_direct(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res, unsigned int ix)
+static u32 mlx5e_rx_res_get_rqtn_direct(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res, unsigned int ix)
 {
 	return mlx5e_rqt_get_rqtn(&res->channels[ix].direct_rqt);
 }
@@ -656,6 +663,9 @@ int mlx5e_rx_res_packet_merge_set_param(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res,
 	if (!builder)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	down_write(&res->pkt_merge_param_sem);
+	res->pkt_merge_param = *pkt_merge_param;
+
 	mlx5e_tir_builder_build_packet_merge(builder, pkt_merge_param);
 
 	final_err = 0;
@@ -681,6 +691,7 @@ int mlx5e_rx_res_packet_merge_set_param(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res,
 		}
 	}
 
+	up_write(&res->pkt_merge_param_sem);
 	mlx5e_tir_builder_free(builder);
 	return final_err;
 }
@@ -689,3 +700,31 @@ struct mlx5e_rss_params_hash mlx5e_rx_res_get_current_hash(struct mlx5e_rx_res *
 {
 	return mlx5e_rss_get_hash(res->rss[0]);
 }
+
+int mlx5e_rx_res_tls_tir_create(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res, unsigned int rxq,
+				struct mlx5e_tir *tir)
+{
+	bool inner_ft_support = res->features & MLX5E_RX_RES_FEATURE_INNER_FT;
+	struct mlx5e_tir_builder *builder;
+	u32 rqtn;
+	int err;
+
+	builder = mlx5e_tir_builder_alloc(false);
+	if (!builder)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	rqtn = mlx5e_rx_res_get_rqtn_direct(res, rxq);
+
+	mlx5e_tir_builder_build_rqt(builder, res->mdev->mlx5e_res.hw_objs.td.tdn, rqtn,
+				    inner_ft_support);
+	mlx5e_tir_builder_build_direct(builder);
+	mlx5e_tir_builder_build_tls(builder);
+	down_read(&res->pkt_merge_param_sem);
+	mlx5e_tir_builder_build_packet_merge(builder, &res->pkt_merge_param);
+	err = mlx5e_tir_init(tir, builder, res->mdev, false);
+	up_read(&res->pkt_merge_param_sem);
+
+	mlx5e_tir_builder_free(builder);
+
+	return err;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rx_res.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rx_res.h
index d09f7d174a51..b39b20a720e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rx_res.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rx_res.h
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ u32 mlx5e_rx_res_get_tirn_rss(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res, enum mlx5_traffic_types
 u32 mlx5e_rx_res_get_tirn_rss_inner(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res, enum mlx5_traffic_types tt);
 u32 mlx5e_rx_res_get_tirn_ptp(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res);
 
-/* RQTN getters for modules that create their own TIRs */
-u32 mlx5e_rx_res_get_rqtn_direct(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res, unsigned int ix);
-
 /* Activate/deactivate API */
 void mlx5e_rx_res_channels_activate(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res, struct mlx5e_channels *chs);
 void mlx5e_rx_res_channels_deactivate(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res);
@@ -69,4 +66,7 @@ struct mlx5e_rss *mlx5e_rx_res_rss_get(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res, u32 rss_idx);
 /* Workaround for hairpin */
 struct mlx5e_rss_params_hash mlx5e_rx_res_get_current_hash(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res);
 
+/* Accel TIRs */
+int mlx5e_rx_res_tls_tir_create(struct mlx5e_rx_res *res, unsigned int rxq,
+				struct mlx5e_tir *tir);
 #endif /* __MLX5_EN_RX_RES_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ktls_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ktls_rx.c
index a2a9f68579dd..15711814d2d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ktls_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ktls_rx.c
@@ -100,25 +100,6 @@ mlx5e_ktls_rx_resync_create_resp_list(void)
 	return resp_list;
 }
 
-static int mlx5e_ktls_create_tir(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, struct mlx5e_tir *tir, u32 rqtn)
-{
-	struct mlx5e_tir_builder *builder;
-	int err;
-
-	builder = mlx5e_tir_builder_alloc(false);
-	if (!builder)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	mlx5e_tir_builder_build_rqt(builder, mdev->mlx5e_res.hw_objs.td.tdn, rqtn, false);
-	mlx5e_tir_builder_build_direct(builder);
-	mlx5e_tir_builder_build_tls(builder);
-	err = mlx5e_tir_init(tir, builder, mdev, false);
-
-	mlx5e_tir_builder_free(builder);
-
-	return err;
-}
-
 static void accel_rule_handle_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_ktls_offload_context_rx *priv_rx;
@@ -609,7 +590,6 @@ int mlx5e_ktls_add_rx(struct net_device *netdev, struct sock *sk,
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev;
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv;
 	int rxq, err;
-	u32 rqtn;
 
 	tls_ctx = tls_get_ctx(sk);
 	priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
@@ -635,9 +615,7 @@ int mlx5e_ktls_add_rx(struct net_device *netdev, struct sock *sk,
 	priv_rx->sw_stats = &priv->tls->sw_stats;
 	mlx5e_set_ktls_rx_priv_ctx(tls_ctx, priv_rx);
 
-	rqtn = mlx5e_rx_res_get_rqtn_direct(priv->rx_res, rxq);
-
-	err = mlx5e_ktls_create_tir(mdev, &priv_rx->tir, rqtn);
+	err = mlx5e_rx_res_tls_tir_create(priv->rx_res, rxq, &priv_rx->tir);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_create_tir;