diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
index 325a5b0d6829e..9fdd99272e310 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
@@ -534,6 +534,13 @@ static void del_sw_hw_rule(struct fs_node *node)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (rule->dest_attr.type == MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_PORT &&
+	    --fte->dests_size) {
+		fte->modify_mask |= BIT(MLX5_SET_FTE_MODIFY_ENABLE_MASK_ACTION);
+		fte->action.action &= ~MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_ALLOW;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if ((fte->action.action & MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_FWD_DEST) &&
 	    --fte->dests_size) {
 		fte->modify_mask |=