diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index a4a432f02930..7487bdd55f23 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ static void mlx5e_tc_del_fdb_flow(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 	if (flow->flags & MLX5E_TC_FLOW_OFFLOADED) {
 		flow->flags &= ~MLX5E_TC_FLOW_OFFLOADED;
 		if (attr->mirror_count)
-			mlx5_eswitch_del_offloaded_rule(esw, flow->rule[1], attr);
+			mlx5_eswitch_del_fwd_rule(esw, flow->rule[1], attr);
 		mlx5_eswitch_del_offloaded_rule(esw, flow->rule[0], attr);
 	}
 
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ void mlx5e_tc_encap_flows_del(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 
 			flow->flags &= ~MLX5E_TC_FLOW_OFFLOADED;
 			if (attr->mirror_count)
-				mlx5_eswitch_del_offloaded_rule(esw, flow->rule[1], attr);
+				mlx5_eswitch_del_fwd_rule(esw, flow->rule[1], attr);
 			mlx5_eswitch_del_offloaded_rule(esw, flow->rule[0], attr);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
index 1698a322a7c4..584e735bbad1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
@@ -231,6 +231,10 @@ void
 mlx5_eswitch_del_offloaded_rule(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 				struct mlx5_flow_handle *rule,
 				struct mlx5_esw_flow_attr *attr);
+void
+mlx5_eswitch_del_fwd_rule(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
+			  struct mlx5_flow_handle *rule,
+			  struct mlx5_esw_flow_attr *attr);
 
 struct mlx5_flow_handle *
 mlx5_eswitch_create_vport_rx_rule(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, int vport,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index 39932dce15cb..983bb8a80f75 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -194,6 +194,14 @@ mlx5_eswitch_del_offloaded_rule(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 	esw->offloads.num_flows--;
 }
 
+void
+mlx5_eswitch_del_fwd_rule(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
+			  struct mlx5_flow_handle *rule,
+			  struct mlx5_esw_flow_attr *attr)
+{
+	mlx5_eswitch_del_offloaded_rule(esw, rule, attr);
+}
+
 static int esw_set_global_vlan_pop(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u8 val)
 {
 	struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep;