diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/fs_dr.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/fs_dr.c
index 8887b2440c7d..9b08eb557a31 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/fs_dr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/fs_dr.c
@@ -279,29 +279,9 @@ static int mlx5_cmd_dr_create_fte(struct mlx5_flow_root_namespace *ns,
 
 	/* The order of the actions are must to be keep, only the following
 	 * order is supported by SW steering:
-	 * TX: push vlan -> modify header -> encap
+	 * TX: modify header -> push vlan -> encap
 	 * RX: decap -> pop vlan -> modify header
 	 */
-	if (fte->action.action & MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_VLAN_PUSH) {
-		tmp_action = create_action_push_vlan(domain, &fte->action.vlan[0]);
-		if (!tmp_action) {
-			err = -ENOMEM;
-			goto free_actions;
-		}
-		fs_dr_actions[fs_dr_num_actions++] = tmp_action;
-		actions[num_actions++] = tmp_action;
-	}
-
-	if (fte->action.action & MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_VLAN_PUSH_2) {
-		tmp_action = create_action_push_vlan(domain, &fte->action.vlan[1]);
-		if (!tmp_action) {
-			err = -ENOMEM;
-			goto free_actions;
-		}
-		fs_dr_actions[fs_dr_num_actions++] = tmp_action;
-		actions[num_actions++] = tmp_action;
-	}
-
 	if (fte->action.action & MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_DECAP) {
 		enum mlx5dr_action_reformat_type decap_type =
 			DR_ACTION_REFORMAT_TYP_TNL_L2_TO_L2;
@@ -354,6 +334,26 @@ static int mlx5_cmd_dr_create_fte(struct mlx5_flow_root_namespace *ns,
 		actions[num_actions++] =
 			fte->action.modify_hdr->action.dr_action;
 
+	if (fte->action.action & MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_VLAN_PUSH) {
+		tmp_action = create_action_push_vlan(domain, &fte->action.vlan[0]);
+		if (!tmp_action) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
+			goto free_actions;
+		}
+		fs_dr_actions[fs_dr_num_actions++] = tmp_action;
+		actions[num_actions++] = tmp_action;
+	}
+
+	if (fte->action.action & MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_VLAN_PUSH_2) {
+		tmp_action = create_action_push_vlan(domain, &fte->action.vlan[1]);
+		if (!tmp_action) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
+			goto free_actions;
+		}
+		fs_dr_actions[fs_dr_num_actions++] = tmp_action;
+		actions[num_actions++] = tmp_action;
+	}
+
 	if (delay_encap_set)
 		actions[num_actions++] =
 			fte->action.pkt_reformat->action.dr_action;