diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/prestera/prestera_flower.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/prestera/prestera_flower.c
index 5c6b30307b904..b3526962eac87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/prestera/prestera_flower.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/prestera/prestera_flower.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static int prestera_flower_parse_actions(struct prestera_flow_block *block,
 			rule->re_arg.police.rate =
 				act->police.rate_bytes_ps;
 			rule->re_arg.police.burst = act->police.burst;
-			rule->re_arg.police.ingress = true;
+			rule->re_arg.police.ingress = block->ingress;
 			break;
 		case FLOW_ACTION_GOTO:
 			err = prestera_flower_parse_goto_action(block, rule,