diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_prm.h b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_prm.h
index fdb20f5d49b..d361bcf90ef 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_prm.h
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_prm.h
@@ -853,7 +853,8 @@ struct mlx5_ifc_fte_match_set_misc_bits {
 	u8 vxlan_vni[0x18];
 	u8 reserved_at_b8[0x8];
 	u8 geneve_vni[0x18];
-	u8 reserved_at_e4[0x7];
+	u8 reserved_at_e4[0x6];
+	u8 geneve_tlv_option_0_exist[0x1];
 	u8 geneve_oam[0x1];
 	u8 reserved_at_e0[0xc];
 	u8 outer_ipv6_flow_label[0x14];
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
index 5bb6d89a3fd..3f6f5dcfbad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
@@ -9267,6 +9267,8 @@ flow_dv_translate_item_geneve_opt(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, void *matcher,
 		MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_misc, misc_v, geneve_opt_len,
 			 geneve_opt_v->option_len + 1);
 	}
+	MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_misc, misc_m, geneve_tlv_option_0_exist, 1);
+	MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_misc, misc_v, geneve_tlv_option_0_exist, 1);
 	/* Set the data. */
 	if (geneve_opt_v->data) {
 		memcpy(&opt_data_key, geneve_opt_v->data,