diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/offload.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/offload.c
index 553f94f55dce..1b7c59a8b139 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/offload.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/offload.c
@@ -150,10 +150,15 @@ nfp_flower_calculate_key_layers(struct nfp_fl_key_ls *ret_key_ls,
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	key_layer_two = 0;
-	key_layer = NFP_FLOWER_LAYER_PORT | NFP_FLOWER_LAYER_MAC;
+	key_layer = NFP_FLOWER_LAYER_PORT;
 	key_size = sizeof(struct nfp_flower_meta_one) +
-		   sizeof(struct nfp_flower_in_port) +
-		   sizeof(struct nfp_flower_mac_mpls);
+		   sizeof(struct nfp_flower_in_port);
+
+	if (dissector_uses_key(flow->dissector, FLOW_DISSECTOR_KEY_ETH_ADDRS) ||
+	    dissector_uses_key(flow->dissector, FLOW_DISSECTOR_KEY_MPLS)) {
+		key_layer |= NFP_FLOWER_LAYER_MAC;
+		key_size += sizeof(struct nfp_flower_mac_mpls);
+	}
 
 	if (dissector_uses_key(flow->dissector,
 			       FLOW_DISSECTOR_KEY_ENC_CONTROL)) {