diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
index d4b7b4d73b08e..94200f2dd92b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_entry_create_mod_hdr(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv,
 				struct mlx5_flow_attr *attr,
 				struct flow_rule *flow_rule,
 				struct mlx5e_mod_hdr_handle **mh,
-				u8 zone_restore_id, bool nat)
+				u8 zone_restore_id, bool nat_table, bool has_nat)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_tc_mod_hdr_acts mod_acts = {};
 	struct flow_action_entry *meta;
@@ -665,11 +665,12 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_entry_create_mod_hdr(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv,
 				     &attr->ct_attr.ct_labels_id);
 	if (err)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if (nat) {
-		err = mlx5_tc_ct_entry_create_nat(ct_priv, flow_rule,
-						  &mod_acts);
-		if (err)
-			goto err_mapping;
+	if (nat_table) {
+		if (has_nat) {
+			err = mlx5_tc_ct_entry_create_nat(ct_priv, flow_rule, &mod_acts);
+			if (err)
+				goto err_mapping;
+		}
 
 		ct_state |= MLX5_CT_STATE_NAT_BIT;
 	}
@@ -684,7 +685,7 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_entry_create_mod_hdr(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv,
 	if (err)
 		goto err_mapping;
 
-	if (nat) {
+	if (nat_table && has_nat) {
 		attr->modify_hdr = mlx5_modify_header_alloc(ct_priv->dev, ct_priv->ns_type,
 							    mod_acts.num_actions,
 							    mod_acts.actions);
@@ -752,7 +753,9 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_entry_add_rule(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv,
 
 	err = mlx5_tc_ct_entry_create_mod_hdr(ct_priv, attr, flow_rule,
 					      &zone_rule->mh,
-					      zone_restore_id, nat);
+					      zone_restore_id,
+					      nat,
+					      mlx5_tc_ct_entry_has_nat(entry));
 	if (err) {
 		ct_dbg("Failed to create ct entry mod hdr");
 		goto err_mod_hdr;