diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/acl/helper.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/acl/helper.c
index ba5cce706ea2..9693c74e9b16 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/acl/helper.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/acl/helper.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int esw_egress_acl_vlan_create(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 	flow_act.action = flow_action;
 	vport->egress.allowed_vlan =
 		mlx5_add_flow_rules(vport->egress.acl, spec,
-				    &flow_act, fwd_dest, 0);
+				    &flow_act, fwd_dest, fwd_dest ? 1 : 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(vport->egress.allowed_vlan)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(vport->egress.allowed_vlan);
 		esw_warn(esw->dev,