diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index 9ff0a8e6858e..5a7de0e93f8f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -1685,6 +1685,8 @@ static int mlx5e_init_rep_rx(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_destroy_root_ft;
 
+	mlx5e_ethtool_init_steering(priv);
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_destroy_root_ft: