diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index a9c68b7859b4..8b25850cbf6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ mlx5e_tc_add_nic_flow(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 		.action = attr->action,
 		.flow_tag = attr->flow_tag,
 		.reformat_id = 0,
-		.flags    = FLOW_ACT_HAS_TAG,
+		.flags    = FLOW_ACT_HAS_TAG | FLOW_ACT_NO_APPEND,
 	};
 	struct mlx5_fc *counter = NULL;
 	bool table_created = false;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index 8501b6c31c02..289f1992f624 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ mlx5_eswitch_add_offloaded_rule(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 				struct mlx5_esw_flow_attr *attr)
 {
 	struct mlx5_flow_destination dest[MLX5_MAX_FLOW_FWD_VPORTS + 1] = {};
+	struct mlx5_flow_act flow_act = { .flags = FLOW_ACT_NO_APPEND, };
 	bool mirror = !!(attr->mirror_count);
-	struct mlx5_flow_act flow_act = {0};
 	struct mlx5_flow_handle *rule;
 	struct mlx5_flow_table *fdb;
 	int j, i = 0;
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ mlx5_eswitch_add_fwd_rule(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 			  struct mlx5_esw_flow_attr *attr)
 {
 	struct mlx5_flow_destination dest[MLX5_MAX_FLOW_FWD_VPORTS + 1] = {};
-	struct mlx5_flow_act flow_act = {0};
+	struct mlx5_flow_act flow_act = { .flags = FLOW_ACT_NO_APPEND, };
 	struct mlx5_flow_table *fast_fdb;
 	struct mlx5_flow_table *fwd_fdb;
 	struct mlx5_flow_handle *rule;