diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index 7e5c00349ccf9..e0f45cef97c34 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -2355,6 +2355,17 @@ static int __parse_cls_flower(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 				 match.key->vlan_priority);
 
 			*match_level = MLX5_MATCH_L2;
+
+			if (!flow_rule_match_key(rule, FLOW_DISSECTOR_KEY_CVLAN) &&
+			    match.mask->vlan_eth_type &&
+			    MLX5_CAP_FLOWTABLE_TYPE(priv->mdev,
+						    ft_field_support.outer_second_vid,
+						    fs_type)) {
+				MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_misc, misc_c,
+					 outer_second_cvlan_tag, 1);
+				spec->match_criteria_enable |=
+					MLX5_MATCH_MISC_PARAMETERS;
+			}
 		}
 	} else if (*match_level != MLX5_MATCH_NONE) {
 		/* cvlan_tag enabled in match criteria and