diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index 84946870d164fc..7392c70910e8d4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -1009,10 +1009,13 @@ static int mlx5e_create_rep_vport_rx_rule(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv = priv->ppriv;
 	struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep = rpriv->rep;
 	struct mlx5_flow_handle *flow_rule;
+	struct mlx5_flow_destination dest;
 
+	dest.type = MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_TIR;
+	dest.tir_num = priv->direct_tir[0].tirn;
 	flow_rule = mlx5_eswitch_create_vport_rx_rule(esw,
 						      rep->vport,
-						      priv->direct_tir[0].tirn);
+						      &dest);
 	if (IS_ERR(flow_rule))
 		return PTR_ERR(flow_rule);
 	rpriv->vport_rx_rule = flow_rule;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
index c17bfcab517c18..0b05bf2b91f688 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
@@ -230,7 +230,8 @@ mlx5_eswitch_del_offloaded_rule(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 				struct mlx5_esw_flow_attr *attr);
 
 struct mlx5_flow_handle *
-mlx5_eswitch_create_vport_rx_rule(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, int vport, u32 tirn);
+mlx5_eswitch_create_vport_rx_rule(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, int vport,
+				  struct mlx5_flow_destination *dest);
 
 enum {
 	SET_VLAN_STRIP	= BIT(0),
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index 3028e8d90920e2..21e957083f65f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -775,10 +775,10 @@ static void esw_destroy_vport_rx_group(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 }
 
 struct mlx5_flow_handle *
-mlx5_eswitch_create_vport_rx_rule(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, int vport, u32 tirn)
+mlx5_eswitch_create_vport_rx_rule(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, int vport,
+				  struct mlx5_flow_destination *dest)
 {
 	struct mlx5_flow_act flow_act = {0};
-	struct mlx5_flow_destination dest = {};
 	struct mlx5_flow_handle *flow_rule;
 	struct mlx5_flow_spec *spec;
 	void *misc;
@@ -796,12 +796,10 @@ mlx5_eswitch_create_vport_rx_rule(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, int vport, u32 tirn)
 	MLX5_SET_TO_ONES(fte_match_set_misc, misc, source_port);
 
 	spec->match_criteria_enable = MLX5_MATCH_MISC_PARAMETERS;
-	dest.type = MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_TIR;
-	dest.tir_num = tirn;
 
 	flow_act.action = MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_FWD_DEST;
 	flow_rule = mlx5_add_flow_rules(esw->offloads.ft_offloads, spec,
-					&flow_act, &dest, 1);
+					&flow_act, dest, 1);
 	if (IS_ERR(flow_rule)) {
 		esw_warn(esw->dev, "fs offloads: Failed to add vport rx rule err %ld\n", PTR_ERR(flow_rule));
 		goto out;