diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index 9eac137790f5..4d7b65df32ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -125,8 +125,9 @@ mlx5_eswitch_add_offloaded_rule(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 				dest[i].vport.num = attr->out_rep[j]->vport;
 				dest[i].vport.vhca_id =
 					MLX5_CAP_GEN(attr->out_mdev[j], vhca_id);
-				dest[i].vport.vhca_id_valid =
-					!!MLX5_CAP_ESW(esw->dev, merged_eswitch);
+				if (MLX5_CAP_ESW(esw->dev, merged_eswitch))
+					dest[i].vport.flags |=
+						MLX5_FLOW_DEST_VPORT_VHCA_ID;
 				i++;
 			}
 		}
@@ -220,7 +221,8 @@ mlx5_eswitch_add_fwd_rule(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 		dest[i].vport.num = attr->out_rep[i]->vport;
 		dest[i].vport.vhca_id =
 			MLX5_CAP_GEN(attr->out_mdev[i], vhca_id);
-		dest[i].vport.vhca_id_valid = !!MLX5_CAP_ESW(esw->dev, merged_eswitch);
+		if (MLX5_CAP_ESW(esw->dev, merged_eswitch))
+			dest[i].vport.flags |= MLX5_FLOW_DEST_VPORT_VHCA_ID;
 	}
 	dest[i].type = MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_TABLE;
 	dest[i].ft = fwd_fdb,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c
index 08a891f9aade..dda63dedaa49 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@ static int mlx5_cmd_set_fte(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 				id = dst->dest_attr.vport.num;
 				MLX5_SET(dest_format_struct, in_dests,
 					 destination_eswitch_owner_vhca_id_valid,
-					 dst->dest_attr.vport.vhca_id_valid);
+					 !!(dst->dest_attr.vport.flags &
+					    MLX5_FLOW_DEST_VPORT_VHCA_ID));
 				MLX5_SET(dest_format_struct, in_dests,
 					 destination_eswitch_owner_vhca_id,
 					 dst->dest_attr.vport.vhca_id);
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/fs.h b/include/linux/mlx5/fs.h
index 5660f07d3be0..25ffd8018b72 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/fs.h
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ struct mlx5_flow_spec {
 	u32  match_value[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(fte_match_param)];
 };
 
+enum {
+	MLX5_FLOW_DEST_VPORT_VHCA_ID      = BIT(0),
+};
+
 struct mlx5_flow_destination {
 	enum mlx5_flow_destination_type	type;
 	union {
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ struct mlx5_flow_destination {
 		struct {
 			u16		num;
 			u16		vhca_id;
-			bool		vhca_id_valid;
+			u8		flags;
 		} vport;
 	};
 };