diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
index dae0f3e5ada9..6254bb6e7886 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ enum {
 enum {
 	MLX5_ESW_ATTR_FLAG_VLAN_HANDLED  = BIT(0),
 	MLX5_ESW_ATTR_FLAG_SLOW_PATH     = BIT(1),
+	MLX5_ESW_ATTR_FLAG_NO_IN_PORT    = BIT(2),
 };
 
 struct mlx5_esw_flow_attr {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index 0c4bf69f6c47..c36185eb5fbb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -388,7 +388,9 @@ mlx5_eswitch_add_offloaded_rule(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 							attr->prio, 0);
 		else
 			fdb = attr->fdb;
-		mlx5_eswitch_set_rule_source_port(esw, spec, attr);
+
+		if (!(attr->flags & MLX5_ESW_ATTR_FLAG_NO_IN_PORT))
+			mlx5_eswitch_set_rule_source_port(esw, spec, attr);
 	}
 	if (IS_ERR(fdb)) {
 		rule = ERR_CAST(fdb);