diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
index 0e487e8ca634..8f5125ccd8d4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ struct mlx5_flow_table *mlx5_create_vport_flow_table(struct mlx5_flow_namespace
 	ft_attr.level   = level;
 	ft_attr.prio    = prio;
 
-	return __mlx5_create_flow_table(ns, &ft_attr, FS_FT_OP_MOD_NORMAL, 0);
+	return __mlx5_create_flow_table(ns, &ft_attr, FS_FT_OP_MOD_NORMAL, vport);
 }
 
 struct mlx5_flow_table*