diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_flower.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_flower.c
index 8b843d3c9189..afa062c5f82d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_flower.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_flower.c
@@ -467,13 +467,6 @@ ocelot_flower_parse_key(struct ocelot *ocelot, int port, bool ingress,
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		}
 
-		if (filter->block_id == VCAP_IS1 &&
-		    !is_zero_ether_addr(match.mask->dst)) {
-			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
-					   "Key type S1_NORMAL cannot match on destination MAC");
-			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		}
-
 		/* The hw support mac matches only for MAC_ETYPE key,
 		 * therefore if other matches(port, tcp flags, etc) are added
 		 * then just bail out
@@ -488,6 +481,14 @@ ocelot_flower_parse_key(struct ocelot *ocelot, int port, bool ingress,
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 		flow_rule_match_eth_addrs(rule, &match);
+
+		if (filter->block_id == VCAP_IS1 &&
+		    !is_zero_ether_addr(match.mask->dst)) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+					   "Key type S1_NORMAL cannot match on destination MAC");
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		}
+
 		filter->key_type = OCELOT_VCAP_KEY_ETYPE;
 		ether_addr_copy(filter->key.etype.dmac.value,
 				match.key->dst);