diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
index 6d8c5a2fbb63a..ebfcde02a5dbe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
@@ -178,11 +178,12 @@ struct mlx5_eswitch_rep {
 	void		       (*unload)(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 					 struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep);
 	u16		       vport;
-	struct mlx5_flow_rule *vport_rx_rule;
+	u8		       hw_id[ETH_ALEN];
 	void		      *priv_data;
+
+	struct mlx5_flow_rule *vport_rx_rule;
 	struct list_head       vport_sqs_list;
 	bool		       valid;
-	u8		       hw_id[ETH_ALEN];
 };
 
 struct mlx5_esw_offload {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index 516ac9920b758..80c6f4f7487b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -624,7 +624,13 @@ void mlx5_eswitch_register_vport_rep(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 
 	rep = &offloads->vport_reps[vport_index];
 
-	memcpy(rep, __rep, sizeof(struct mlx5_eswitch_rep));
+	memset(rep, 0, sizeof(*rep));
+
+	rep->load   = __rep->load;
+	rep->unload = __rep->unload;
+	rep->vport  = __rep->vport;
+	rep->priv_data = __rep->priv_data;
+	ether_addr_copy(rep->hw_id, __rep->hw_id);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rep->vport_sqs_list);
 	rep->valid = true;