diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/act/act.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/act/act.h
index 26efa33de56f..10a40487d536 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/act/act.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/act/act.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct mlx5e_tc_act_parse_state {
 	unsigned int num_actions;
 	struct mlx5e_tc_flow *flow;
 	struct netlink_ext_ack *extack;
+	bool ct_clear;
 	bool encap;
 	bool decap;
 	bool mpls_push;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/act/ct.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/act/ct.c
index 06ec30cdb269..58cc33f1363d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/act/ct.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/act/ct.c
@@ -27,8 +27,13 @@ tc_act_parse_ct(struct mlx5e_tc_act_parse_state *parse_state,
 		struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 		struct mlx5_flow_attr *attr)
 {
+	bool clear_action = act->ct.action & TCA_CT_ACT_CLEAR;
 	int err;
 
+	/* It's redundant to do ct clear more than once. */
+	if (clear_action && parse_state->ct_clear)
+		return 0;
+
 	err = mlx5_tc_ct_parse_action(parse_state->ct_priv, attr,
 				      &attr->parse_attr->mod_hdr_acts,
 				      act, parse_state->extack);
@@ -40,6 +45,8 @@ tc_act_parse_ct(struct mlx5e_tc_act_parse_state *parse_state,
 	if (mlx5e_is_eswitch_flow(parse_state->flow))
 		attr->esw_attr->split_count = attr->esw_attr->out_count;
 
+	parse_state->ct_clear = clear_action;
+
 	return 0;
 }