diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_matcher.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_matcher.c
index 2b794daca436..a16d7faa2bb8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_matcher.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_matcher.c
@@ -258,10 +258,8 @@ static int dr_matcher_set_ste_builders(struct mlx5dr_matcher *matcher,
 
 		if (dr_mask_is_smac_set(&mask.outer) &&
 		    dr_mask_is_dmac_set(&mask.outer)) {
-			ret = mlx5dr_ste_build_eth_l2_src_des(&sb[idx++], &mask,
-							      inner, rx);
-			if (ret)
-				return ret;
+			mlx5dr_ste_build_eth_l2_src_des(&sb[idx++], &mask,
+							inner, rx);
 		}
 
 		if (dr_mask_is_smac_set(&mask.outer))
@@ -338,10 +336,8 @@ static int dr_matcher_set_ste_builders(struct mlx5dr_matcher *matcher,
 
 		if (dr_mask_is_smac_set(&mask.inner) &&
 		    dr_mask_is_dmac_set(&mask.inner)) {
-			ret = mlx5dr_ste_build_eth_l2_src_des(&sb[idx++],
-							      &mask, inner, rx);
-			if (ret)
-				return ret;
+			mlx5dr_ste_build_eth_l2_src_des(&sb[idx++],
+							&mask, inner, rx);
 		}
 
 		if (dr_mask_is_smac_set(&mask.inner))
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste.c
index 6e86704181cc..970dbabe3ea2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_ste.c
@@ -766,8 +766,8 @@ int mlx5dr_ste_build_ste_arr(struct mlx5dr_matcher *matcher,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int dr_ste_build_eth_l2_src_des_bit_mask(struct mlx5dr_match_param *value,
-						bool inner, u8 *bit_mask)
+static void dr_ste_build_eth_l2_src_des_bit_mask(struct mlx5dr_match_param *value,
+						 bool inner, u8 *bit_mask)
 {
 	struct mlx5dr_match_spec *mask = inner ? &value->inner : &value->outer;
 
@@ -795,13 +795,6 @@ static int dr_ste_build_eth_l2_src_des_bit_mask(struct mlx5dr_match_param *value
 		MLX5_SET(ste_eth_l2_src_dst, bit_mask, first_vlan_qualifier, -1);
 		mask->svlan_tag = 0;
 	}
-
-	if (mask->cvlan_tag || mask->svlan_tag) {
-		pr_info("Invalid c/svlan mask configuration\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static void dr_ste_copy_mask_misc(char *mask, struct mlx5dr_match_misc *spec)
@@ -1092,23 +1085,17 @@ static int dr_ste_build_eth_l2_src_des_tag(struct mlx5dr_match_param *value,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int mlx5dr_ste_build_eth_l2_src_des(struct mlx5dr_ste_build *sb,
-				    struct mlx5dr_match_param *mask,
-				    bool inner, bool rx)
+void mlx5dr_ste_build_eth_l2_src_des(struct mlx5dr_ste_build *sb,
+				     struct mlx5dr_match_param *mask,
+				     bool inner, bool rx)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = dr_ste_build_eth_l2_src_des_bit_mask(mask, inner, sb->bit_mask);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	dr_ste_build_eth_l2_src_des_bit_mask(mask, inner, sb->bit_mask);
 
 	sb->rx = rx;
 	sb->inner = inner;
 	sb->lu_type = DR_STE_CALC_LU_TYPE(ETHL2_SRC_DST, rx, inner);
 	sb->byte_mask = dr_ste_conv_bit_to_byte_mask(sb->bit_mask);
 	sb->ste_build_tag_func = &dr_ste_build_eth_l2_src_des_tag;
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static void dr_ste_build_eth_l3_ipv6_dst_bit_mask(struct mlx5dr_match_param *value,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_types.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_types.h
index a3825338caaa..ff3361df086a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_types.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_types.h
@@ -288,9 +288,9 @@ int mlx5dr_ste_build_ste_arr(struct mlx5dr_matcher *matcher,
 			     struct mlx5dr_matcher_rx_tx *nic_matcher,
 			     struct mlx5dr_match_param *value,
 			     u8 *ste_arr);
-int mlx5dr_ste_build_eth_l2_src_des(struct mlx5dr_ste_build *builder,
-				    struct mlx5dr_match_param *mask,
-				    bool inner, bool rx);
+void mlx5dr_ste_build_eth_l2_src_des(struct mlx5dr_ste_build *builder,
+				     struct mlx5dr_match_param *mask,
+				     bool inner, bool rx);
 void mlx5dr_ste_build_eth_l3_ipv4_5_tuple(struct mlx5dr_ste_build *sb,
 					  struct mlx5dr_match_param *mask,
 					  bool inner, bool rx);