diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_fw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_fw.c
index 1fbcd012bb855..7ccfd40586cee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_fw.c
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ int mlx5dr_fw_create_md_tbl(struct mlx5dr_domain *dmn,
 	int ret;
 
 	ft_attr.table_type = MLX5_FLOW_TABLE_TYPE_FDB;
-	ft_attr.level = dmn->info.caps.max_ft_level - 2;
+	ft_attr.level = min_t(int, dmn->info.caps.max_ft_level - 2,
+			      MLX5_FT_MAX_MULTIPATH_LEVEL);
 	ft_attr.reformat_en = reformat_req;
 	ft_attr.decap_en = reformat_req;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h b/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
index 9c68b2da14c63..e5a4c68093fc2 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
@@ -1260,6 +1260,8 @@ enum mlx5_fc_bulk_alloc_bitmask {
 
 #define MLX5_FC_BULK_NUM_FCS(fc_enum) (MLX5_FC_BULK_SIZE_FACTOR * (fc_enum))
 
+#define MLX5_FT_MAX_MULTIPATH_LEVEL 63
+
 enum {
 	MLX5_STEERING_FORMAT_CONNECTX_5   = 0,
 	MLX5_STEERING_FORMAT_CONNECTX_6DX = 1,