diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index 9b32a9c0f497..e8f2d0e4913d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -2842,6 +2842,10 @@ static int parse_tc_nic_actions(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 
 	flow_action_for_each(i, act, flow_action) {
 		switch (act->id) {
+		case FLOW_ACTION_ACCEPT:
+			action |= MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_FWD_DEST |
+				  MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_COUNT;
+			break;
 		case FLOW_ACTION_DROP:
 			action |= MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_DROP;
 			if (MLX5_CAP_FLOWTABLE(priv->mdev,