diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_domain.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_domain.c
index 48b6358b6845..890767a2a7cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_domain.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_domain.c
@@ -297,7 +297,8 @@ mlx5dr_domain_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, enum mlx5dr_domain_type type)
 	dmn->mdev = mdev;
 	dmn->type = type;
 	refcount_set(&dmn->refcount, 1);
-	mutex_init(&dmn->mutex);
+	mutex_init(&dmn->info.rx.mutex);
+	mutex_init(&dmn->info.tx.mutex);
 
 	if (dr_domain_caps_init(mdev, dmn)) {
 		mlx5dr_err(dmn, "Failed init domain, no caps\n");
@@ -345,9 +346,9 @@ int mlx5dr_domain_sync(struct mlx5dr_domain *dmn, u32 flags)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (flags & MLX5DR_DOMAIN_SYNC_FLAGS_SW) {
-		mutex_lock(&dmn->mutex);
+		mlx5dr_domain_lock(dmn);
 		ret = mlx5dr_send_ring_force_drain(dmn);
-		mutex_unlock(&dmn->mutex);
+		mlx5dr_domain_unlock(dmn);
 		if (ret) {
 			mlx5dr_err(dmn, "Force drain failed flags: %d, ret: %d\n",
 				   flags, ret);
@@ -371,7 +372,8 @@ int mlx5dr_domain_destroy(struct mlx5dr_domain *dmn)
 	dr_domain_uninit_cache(dmn);
 	dr_domain_uninit_resources(dmn);
 	dr_domain_caps_uninit(dmn);
-	mutex_destroy(&dmn->mutex);
+	mutex_destroy(&dmn->info.tx.mutex);
+	mutex_destroy(&dmn->info.rx.mutex);
 	kfree(dmn);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -379,7 +381,7 @@ int mlx5dr_domain_destroy(struct mlx5dr_domain *dmn)
 void mlx5dr_domain_set_peer(struct mlx5dr_domain *dmn,
 			    struct mlx5dr_domain *peer_dmn)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&dmn->mutex);
+	mlx5dr_domain_lock(dmn);
 
 	if (dmn->peer_dmn)
 		refcount_dec(&dmn->peer_dmn->refcount);
@@ -389,5 +391,5 @@ void mlx5dr_domain_set_peer(struct mlx5dr_domain *dmn,
 	if (dmn->peer_dmn)
 		refcount_inc(&dmn->peer_dmn->refcount);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&dmn->mutex);
+	mlx5dr_domain_unlock(dmn);
 }
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 a95938874798..31abcbb95ca2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_matcher.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_matcher.c
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ mlx5dr_matcher_create(struct mlx5dr_table *tbl,
 	refcount_set(&matcher->refcount, 1);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&matcher->matcher_list);
 
-	mutex_lock(&tbl->dmn->mutex);
+	mlx5dr_domain_lock(tbl->dmn);
 
 	ret = dr_matcher_init(matcher, mask);
 	if (ret)
@@ -700,14 +700,14 @@ mlx5dr_matcher_create(struct mlx5dr_table *tbl,
 	if (ret)
 		goto matcher_uninit;
 
-	mutex_unlock(&tbl->dmn->mutex);
+	mlx5dr_domain_unlock(tbl->dmn);
 
 	return matcher;
 
 matcher_uninit:
 	dr_matcher_uninit(matcher);
 free_matcher:
-	mutex_unlock(&tbl->dmn->mutex);
+	mlx5dr_domain_unlock(tbl->dmn);
 	kfree(matcher);
 dec_ref:
 	refcount_dec(&tbl->refcount);
@@ -791,13 +791,13 @@ int mlx5dr_matcher_destroy(struct mlx5dr_matcher *matcher)
 	if (refcount_read(&matcher->refcount) > 1)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	mutex_lock(&tbl->dmn->mutex);
+	mlx5dr_domain_lock(tbl->dmn);
 
 	dr_matcher_remove_from_tbl(matcher);
 	dr_matcher_uninit(matcher);
 	refcount_dec(&matcher->tbl->refcount);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&tbl->dmn->mutex);
+	mlx5dr_domain_unlock(tbl->dmn);
 	kfree(matcher);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_rule.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_rule.c
index cce3ee7a6614..cd708dcc2e3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_rule.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_rule.c
@@ -938,7 +938,10 @@ static bool dr_rule_verify(struct mlx5dr_matcher *matcher,
 static int dr_rule_destroy_rule_nic(struct mlx5dr_rule *rule,
 				    struct mlx5dr_rule_rx_tx *nic_rule)
 {
+	mlx5dr_domain_nic_lock(nic_rule->nic_matcher->nic_tbl->nic_dmn);
 	dr_rule_clean_rule_members(rule, nic_rule);
+	mlx5dr_domain_nic_unlock(nic_rule->nic_matcher->nic_tbl->nic_dmn);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1039,18 +1042,18 @@ dr_rule_create_rule_nic(struct mlx5dr_rule *rule,
 	if (dr_rule_skip(dmn->type, nic_dmn->ste_type, &matcher->mask, param))
 		return 0;
 
+	hw_ste_arr = kzalloc(DR_RULE_MAX_STE_CHAIN * DR_STE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!hw_ste_arr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	mlx5dr_domain_nic_lock(nic_dmn);
+
 	ret = mlx5dr_matcher_select_builders(matcher,
 					     nic_matcher,
 					     dr_rule_get_ipv(&param->outer),
 					     dr_rule_get_ipv(&param->inner));
 	if (ret)
-		goto out_err;
-
-	hw_ste_arr = kzalloc(DR_RULE_MAX_STE_CHAIN * DR_STE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!hw_ste_arr) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out_err;
-	}
+		goto free_hw_ste;
 
 	/* Set the tag values inside the ste array */
 	ret = mlx5dr_ste_build_ste_arr(matcher, nic_matcher, param, hw_ste_arr);
@@ -1115,6 +1118,8 @@ dr_rule_create_rule_nic(struct mlx5dr_rule *rule,
 	if (htbl)
 		mlx5dr_htbl_put(htbl);
 
+	mlx5dr_domain_nic_unlock(nic_dmn);
+
 	kfree(hw_ste_arr);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1129,8 +1134,8 @@ free_rule:
 		kfree(ste_info);
 	}
 free_hw_ste:
+	mlx5dr_domain_nic_unlock(nic_dmn);
 	kfree(hw_ste_arr);
-out_err:
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1232,31 +1237,23 @@ struct mlx5dr_rule *mlx5dr_rule_create(struct mlx5dr_matcher *matcher,
 {
 	struct mlx5dr_rule *rule;
 
-	mutex_lock(&matcher->tbl->dmn->mutex);
 	refcount_inc(&matcher->refcount);
 
 	rule = dr_rule_create_rule(matcher, value, num_actions, actions);
 	if (!rule)
 		refcount_dec(&matcher->refcount);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&matcher->tbl->dmn->mutex);
-
 	return rule;
 }
 
 int mlx5dr_rule_destroy(struct mlx5dr_rule *rule)
 {
 	struct mlx5dr_matcher *matcher = rule->matcher;
-	struct mlx5dr_table *tbl = rule->matcher->tbl;
 	int ret;
 
-	mutex_lock(&tbl->dmn->mutex);
-
 	ret = dr_rule_destroy_rule(rule);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&tbl->dmn->mutex);
-
 	if (!ret)
 		refcount_dec(&matcher->refcount);
+
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_table.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_table.c
index c2fe48d7b75a..b599b6beb5b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_table.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_table.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ int mlx5dr_table_set_miss_action(struct mlx5dr_table *tbl,
 	if (action && action->action_type != DR_ACTION_TYP_FT)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	mutex_lock(&tbl->dmn->mutex);
+	mlx5dr_domain_lock(tbl->dmn);
 
 	if (!list_empty(&tbl->matcher_list))
 		last_matcher = list_last_entry(&tbl->matcher_list,
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ int mlx5dr_table_set_miss_action(struct mlx5dr_table *tbl,
 		refcount_inc(&action->refcount);
 
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&tbl->dmn->mutex);
+	mlx5dr_domain_unlock(tbl->dmn);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static void dr_table_uninit_fdb(struct mlx5dr_table *tbl)
 
 static void dr_table_uninit(struct mlx5dr_table *tbl)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&tbl->dmn->mutex);
+	mlx5dr_domain_lock(tbl->dmn);
 
 	switch (tbl->dmn->type) {
 	case MLX5DR_DOMAIN_TYPE_NIC_RX:
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static void dr_table_uninit(struct mlx5dr_table *tbl)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&tbl->dmn->mutex);
+	mlx5dr_domain_unlock(tbl->dmn);
 }
 
 static int dr_table_init_nic(struct mlx5dr_domain *dmn,
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static int dr_table_init(struct mlx5dr_table *tbl)
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tbl->matcher_list);
 
-	mutex_lock(&tbl->dmn->mutex);
+	mlx5dr_domain_lock(tbl->dmn);
 
 	switch (tbl->dmn->type) {
 	case MLX5DR_DOMAIN_TYPE_NIC_RX:
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static int dr_table_init(struct mlx5dr_table *tbl)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&tbl->dmn->mutex);
+	mlx5dr_domain_unlock(tbl->dmn);
 
 	return ret;
 }
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 b6061c639cb1..c6d5a81d138b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_types.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_types.h
@@ -636,6 +636,7 @@ struct mlx5dr_domain_rx_tx {
 	u64 drop_icm_addr;
 	u64 default_icm_addr;
 	enum mlx5dr_ste_entry_type ste_type;
+	struct mutex mutex; /* protect rx/tx domain */
 };
 
 struct mlx5dr_domain_info {
@@ -660,7 +661,6 @@ struct mlx5dr_domain {
 	struct mlx5_uars_page *uar;
 	enum mlx5dr_domain_type type;
 	refcount_t refcount;
-	struct mutex mutex; /* protect domain */
 	struct mlx5dr_icm_pool *ste_icm_pool;
 	struct mlx5dr_icm_pool *action_icm_pool;
 	struct mlx5dr_send_ring *send_ring;
@@ -814,6 +814,28 @@ struct mlx5dr_icm_chunk {
 	struct list_head *miss_list;
 };
 
+static inline void mlx5dr_domain_nic_lock(struct mlx5dr_domain_rx_tx *nic_dmn)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&nic_dmn->mutex);
+}
+
+static inline void mlx5dr_domain_nic_unlock(struct mlx5dr_domain_rx_tx *nic_dmn)
+{
+	mutex_unlock(&nic_dmn->mutex);
+}
+
+static inline void mlx5dr_domain_lock(struct mlx5dr_domain *dmn)
+{
+	mlx5dr_domain_nic_lock(&dmn->info.rx);
+	mlx5dr_domain_nic_lock(&dmn->info.tx);
+}
+
+static inline void mlx5dr_domain_unlock(struct mlx5dr_domain *dmn)
+{
+	mlx5dr_domain_nic_unlock(&dmn->info.tx);
+	mlx5dr_domain_nic_unlock(&dmn->info.rx);
+}
+
 static inline int
 mlx5dr_matcher_supp_flex_parser_icmp_v4(struct mlx5dr_cmd_caps *caps)
 {