diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
index e47a669839356..644fe4c2f0fa0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
@@ -1598,6 +1598,7 @@ static struct mlx5_flow_handle *add_rule_fg(struct mlx5_flow_group *fg,
 static bool counter_is_valid(u32 action)
 {
 	return (action & (MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_DROP |
+			  MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_ALLOW |
 			  MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_FWD_DEST));
 }