diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_icm_pool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_icm_pool.c
index 04fc170a6c164..19e9b4d784541 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_icm_pool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/dr_icm_pool.c
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 #include "dr_types.h"
 
 #define DR_ICM_MODIFY_HDR_ALIGN_BASE 64
-#define DR_ICM_POOL_HOT_MEMORY_FRACTION 4
+#define DR_ICM_POOL_STE_HOT_MEM_PERCENT 25
+#define DR_ICM_POOL_MODIFY_HDR_PTRN_HOT_MEM_PERCENT 50
+#define DR_ICM_POOL_MODIFY_ACTION_HOT_MEM_PERCENT 90
 
 struct mlx5dr_icm_hot_chunk {
 	struct mlx5dr_icm_buddy_mem *buddy_mem;
@@ -29,6 +31,8 @@ struct mlx5dr_icm_pool {
 	struct mlx5dr_icm_hot_chunk *hot_chunks_arr;
 	u32 hot_chunks_num;
 	u64 hot_memory_size;
+	/* hot memory size threshold for triggering sync */
+	u64 th;
 };
 
 struct mlx5dr_icm_dm {
@@ -330,15 +334,7 @@ dr_icm_chunk_init(struct mlx5dr_icm_chunk *chunk,
 
 static bool dr_icm_pool_is_sync_required(struct mlx5dr_icm_pool *pool)
 {
-	int allow_hot_size;
-
-	/* sync when hot memory reaches a certain fraction of the pool size */
-	allow_hot_size =
-		mlx5dr_icm_pool_chunk_size_to_byte(pool->max_log_chunk_sz,
-						   pool->icm_type) /
-		DR_ICM_POOL_HOT_MEMORY_FRACTION;
-
-	return pool->hot_memory_size > allow_hot_size;
+	return pool->hot_memory_size > pool->th;
 }
 
 static void dr_icm_pool_clear_hot_chunks_arr(struct mlx5dr_icm_pool *pool)
@@ -503,8 +499,9 @@ void mlx5dr_icm_pool_free_htbl(struct mlx5dr_icm_pool *pool, struct mlx5dr_ste_h
 struct mlx5dr_icm_pool *mlx5dr_icm_pool_create(struct mlx5dr_domain *dmn,
 					       enum mlx5dr_icm_type icm_type)
 {
-	u32 num_of_chunks, entry_size, max_hot_size;
+	u32 num_of_chunks, entry_size;
 	struct mlx5dr_icm_pool *pool;
+	u32 max_hot_size = 0;
 
 	pool = kvzalloc(sizeof(*pool), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pool)
@@ -520,12 +517,21 @@ struct mlx5dr_icm_pool *mlx5dr_icm_pool_create(struct mlx5dr_domain *dmn,
 	switch (icm_type) {
 	case DR_ICM_TYPE_STE:
 		pool->max_log_chunk_sz = dmn->info.max_log_sw_icm_sz;
+		max_hot_size = mlx5dr_icm_pool_chunk_size_to_byte(pool->max_log_chunk_sz,
+								  pool->icm_type) *
+			       DR_ICM_POOL_STE_HOT_MEM_PERCENT / 100;
 		break;
 	case DR_ICM_TYPE_MODIFY_ACTION:
 		pool->max_log_chunk_sz = dmn->info.max_log_action_icm_sz;
+		max_hot_size = mlx5dr_icm_pool_chunk_size_to_byte(pool->max_log_chunk_sz,
+								  pool->icm_type) *
+			       DR_ICM_POOL_MODIFY_ACTION_HOT_MEM_PERCENT / 100;
 		break;
 	case DR_ICM_TYPE_MODIFY_HDR_PTRN:
 		pool->max_log_chunk_sz = dmn->info.max_log_modify_hdr_pattern_icm_sz;
+		max_hot_size = mlx5dr_icm_pool_chunk_size_to_byte(pool->max_log_chunk_sz,
+								  pool->icm_type) *
+			       DR_ICM_POOL_MODIFY_HDR_PTRN_HOT_MEM_PERCENT / 100;
 		break;
 	default:
 		WARN_ON(icm_type);
@@ -533,11 +539,8 @@ struct mlx5dr_icm_pool *mlx5dr_icm_pool_create(struct mlx5dr_domain *dmn,
 
 	entry_size = mlx5dr_icm_pool_dm_type_to_entry_size(pool->icm_type);
 
-	max_hot_size = mlx5dr_icm_pool_chunk_size_to_byte(pool->max_log_chunk_sz,
-							  pool->icm_type) /
-		       DR_ICM_POOL_HOT_MEMORY_FRACTION;
-
 	num_of_chunks = DIV_ROUND_UP(max_hot_size, entry_size) + 1;
+	pool->th = max_hot_size;
 
 	pool->hot_chunks_arr = kvcalloc(num_of_chunks,
 					sizeof(struct mlx5dr_icm_hot_chunk),