diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/indir_table.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/indir_table.c
index 3da7becc1069f7..425c91814b34ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/indir_table.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/indir_table.c
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ static int mlx5_create_indir_fwd_group(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 	dest.type = MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_VPORT;
 	dest.vport.num = e->vport;
 	dest.vport.vhca_id = MLX5_CAP_GEN(esw->dev, vhca_id);
+	dest.vport.flags = MLX5_FLOW_DEST_VPORT_VHCA_ID;
 	e->fwd_rule = mlx5_add_flow_rules(e->ft, spec, &flow_act, &dest, 1);
 	if (IS_ERR(e->fwd_rule)) {
 		mlx5_destroy_flow_group(e->fwd_grp);