diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index 2cceace36c77..73f91e54e9d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -4066,6 +4066,7 @@ parse_tc_fdb_actions(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 	struct mlx5e_tc_flow_parse_attr *parse_attr;
 	struct mlx5_flow_attr *attr = flow->attr;
 	struct mlx5_esw_flow_attr *esw_attr;
+	struct net_device *filter_dev;
 	int err;
 
 	err = flow_action_supported(flow_action, extack);
@@ -4074,6 +4075,7 @@ parse_tc_fdb_actions(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 
 	esw_attr = attr->esw_attr;
 	parse_attr = attr->parse_attr;
+	filter_dev = parse_attr->filter_dev;
 	parse_state = &parse_attr->parse_state;
 	mlx5e_tc_act_init_parse_state(parse_state, flow, flow_action, extack);
 	parse_state->ct_priv = get_ct_priv(priv);
@@ -4083,13 +4085,21 @@ parse_tc_fdb_actions(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 		return err;
 
 	/* Forward to/from internal port can only have 1 dest */
-	if ((netif_is_ovs_master(parse_attr->filter_dev) || esw_attr->dest_int_port) &&
+	if ((netif_is_ovs_master(filter_dev) || esw_attr->dest_int_port) &&
 	    esw_attr->out_count > 1) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
 				   "Rules with internal port can have only one destination");
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
+	/* Forward from tunnel/internal port to internal port is not supported */
+	if ((mlx5e_get_tc_tun(filter_dev) || netif_is_ovs_master(filter_dev)) &&
+	    esw_attr->dest_int_port) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+				   "Forwarding from tunnel/internal port to internal port is not supported");
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
 	err = actions_prepare_mod_hdr_actions(priv, flow, attr, extack);
 	if (err)
 		return err;