diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index 8ed4497929b90..5f78e76019c51 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -1785,8 +1785,8 @@ static int esw_vport_add_ingress_acl_modify_metadata(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 						     struct mlx5_vport *vport)
 {
 	u8 action[MLX5_UN_SZ_BYTES(set_action_in_add_action_in_auto)] = {};
+	static const struct mlx5_flow_spec spec = {};
 	struct mlx5_flow_act flow_act = {};
-	struct mlx5_flow_spec spec = {};
 	int err = 0;
 
 	MLX5_SET(set_action_in, action, action_type, MLX5_ACTION_TYPE_SET);