diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index 3d908a7e1406..671f76c350db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -3191,6 +3191,12 @@ actions_match_supported(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	if (actions & MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_MOD_HDR &&
+	    actions & MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_DROP) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Drop with modify header action is not supported");
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	if (actions & MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_MOD_HDR &&
 	    !modify_header_match_supported(priv, &parse_attr->spec, flow_action,
 					   actions, ct_flow, ct_clear, extack))