diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs_ethtool.c
index eed7101e8bb7..acd946f2ddbe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs_ethtool.c
@@ -399,10 +399,10 @@ add_ethtool_flow_rule(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 		      struct mlx5_flow_table *ft,
 		      struct ethtool_rx_flow_spec *fs)
 {
+	struct mlx5_flow_act flow_act = { .flags = FLOW_ACT_NO_APPEND };
 	struct mlx5_flow_destination *dst = NULL;
-	struct mlx5_flow_act flow_act = {0};
-	struct mlx5_flow_spec *spec;
 	struct mlx5_flow_handle *rule;
+	struct mlx5_flow_spec *spec;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	spec = kvzalloc(sizeof(*spec), GFP_KERNEL);