diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index b9170c5e7a82..633a91a71218 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -888,6 +888,29 @@ static int __parse_cls_flower(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 			*min_inline = MLX5_INLINE_MODE_IP;
 	}
 
+	if (dissector_uses_key(f->dissector, FLOW_DISSECTOR_KEY_IP)) {
+		struct flow_dissector_key_ip *key =
+			skb_flow_dissector_target(f->dissector,
+						  FLOW_DISSECTOR_KEY_IP,
+						  f->key);
+		struct flow_dissector_key_ip *mask =
+			skb_flow_dissector_target(f->dissector,
+						  FLOW_DISSECTOR_KEY_IP,
+						  f->mask);
+
+		MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_c, ip_ecn, mask->tos & 0x3);
+		MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_v, ip_ecn, key->tos & 0x3);
+
+		MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_c, ip_dscp, mask->tos >> 2);
+		MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_v, ip_dscp, key->tos  >> 2);
+
+		if (mask->tos)
+			*min_inline = MLX5_INLINE_MODE_IP;
+
+		if (mask->ttl) /* currently not supported */
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
 	if (dissector_uses_key(f->dissector, FLOW_DISSECTOR_KEY_PORTS)) {
 		struct flow_dissector_key_ports *key =
 			skb_flow_dissector_target(f->dissector,
@@ -931,29 +954,6 @@ static int __parse_cls_flower(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 			*min_inline = MLX5_INLINE_MODE_TCP_UDP;
 	}
 
-	if (dissector_uses_key(f->dissector, FLOW_DISSECTOR_KEY_IP)) {
-		struct flow_dissector_key_ip *key =
-			skb_flow_dissector_target(f->dissector,
-						  FLOW_DISSECTOR_KEY_IP,
-						  f->key);
-		struct flow_dissector_key_ip *mask =
-			skb_flow_dissector_target(f->dissector,
-						  FLOW_DISSECTOR_KEY_IP,
-						  f->mask);
-
-		MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_c, ip_ecn, mask->tos & 0x3);
-		MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_v, ip_ecn, key->tos & 0x3);
-
-		MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_c, ip_dscp, mask->tos >> 2);
-		MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_v, ip_dscp, key->tos  >> 2);
-
-		if (mask->tos)
-			*min_inline = MLX5_INLINE_MODE_IP;
-
-		if (mask->ttl) /* currently not supported */
-			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	}
-
 	if (dissector_uses_key(f->dissector, FLOW_DISSECTOR_KEY_TCP)) {
 		struct flow_dissector_key_tcp *key =
 			skb_flow_dissector_target(f->dissector,