diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c
index 2bbe232c2ffa..3b88a8bb7082 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c
@@ -440,8 +440,9 @@ static int mlx5e_xfrm_validate_state(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (x->sel.proto != IPPROTO_IP && x->sel.proto != IPPROTO_UDP) {
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Device does not support upper protocol other than UDP");
+	if (x->sel.proto != IPPROTO_IP && x->sel.proto != IPPROTO_UDP &&
+	    x->sel.proto != IPPROTO_TCP) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Device does not support upper protocol other than TCP/UDP");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -982,8 +983,10 @@ static int mlx5e_xfrm_validate_policy(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (x->selector.proto != IPPROTO_IP && x->selector.proto != IPPROTO_UDP) {
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Device does not support upper protocol other than UDP");
+	if (x->selector.proto != IPPROTO_IP &&
+	    x->selector.proto != IPPROTO_UDP &&
+	    x->selector.proto != IPPROTO_TCP) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Device does not support upper protocol other than TCP/UDP");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_fs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_fs.c
index f5e29b7f5ba0..a1cfddd05bc4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_fs.c
@@ -936,23 +936,42 @@ static void setup_fte_reg_c4(struct mlx5_flow_spec *spec, u32 reqid)
 
 static void setup_fte_upper_proto_match(struct mlx5_flow_spec *spec, struct upspec *upspec)
 {
-	if (upspec->proto != IPPROTO_UDP)
+	switch (upspec->proto) {
+	case IPPROTO_UDP:
+		if (upspec->dport) {
+			MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, spec->match_criteria,
+				 udp_dport, upspec->dport_mask);
+			MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, spec->match_value,
+				 udp_dport, upspec->dport);
+		}
+		if (upspec->sport) {
+			MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, spec->match_criteria,
+				 udp_sport, upspec->sport_mask);
+			MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, spec->match_value,
+				 udp_sport, upspec->sport);
+		}
+		break;
+	case IPPROTO_TCP:
+		if (upspec->dport) {
+			MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, spec->match_criteria,
+				 tcp_dport, upspec->dport_mask);
+			MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, spec->match_value,
+				 tcp_dport, upspec->dport);
+		}
+		if (upspec->sport) {
+			MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, spec->match_criteria,
+				 tcp_sport, upspec->sport_mask);
+			MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, spec->match_value,
+				 tcp_sport, upspec->sport);
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
 		return;
+	}
 
 	spec->match_criteria_enable |= MLX5_MATCH_OUTER_HEADERS;
 	MLX5_SET_TO_ONES(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, spec->match_criteria, ip_protocol);
 	MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, spec->match_value, ip_protocol, upspec->proto);
-	if (upspec->dport) {
-		MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, spec->match_criteria, udp_dport,
-			 upspec->dport_mask);
-		MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, spec->match_value, udp_dport, upspec->dport);
-	}
-
-	if (upspec->sport) {
-		MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, spec->match_criteria, udp_sport,
-			 upspec->sport_mask);
-		MLX5_SET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, spec->match_value, udp_sport, upspec->sport);
-	}
 }
 
 static enum mlx5_flow_namespace_type ipsec_fs_get_ns(struct mlx5e_ipsec *ipsec,