diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index f175cb24bb671..d85b56452ee1a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ static int mlx5e_rep_setup_ft_cb(enum tc_setup_type type, void *type_data,
 		 * reserved ft chain.
 		 */
 		memcpy(&cls_flower, f, sizeof(*f));
-		cls_flower.common.chain_index = FDB_FT_CHAIN;
+		cls_flower.common.chain_index = mlx5_eswitch_get_ft_chain(esw);
 		err = mlx5e_rep_setup_tc_cls_flower(priv, &cls_flower, flags);
 		memcpy(&f->stats, &cls_flower.stats, sizeof(f->stats));
 		return err;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
index ffcff3ba3701e..69ff3031d1c02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
@@ -364,6 +364,9 @@ mlx5_eswitch_get_prio_range(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw);
 u32
 mlx5_eswitch_get_chain_range(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw);
 
+unsigned int
+mlx5_eswitch_get_ft_chain(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw);
+
 struct mlx5_flow_handle *
 mlx5_eswitch_create_vport_rx_rule(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 vport,
 				  struct mlx5_flow_destination *dest);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index 4b0d992263b11..81bafd4b44bb1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ u32 mlx5_eswitch_get_chain_range(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+u32 mlx5_eswitch_get_ft_chain(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
+{
+	return mlx5_eswitch_get_chain_range(esw) + 1;
+}
+
 u16 mlx5_eswitch_get_prio_range(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 {
 	if (esw->fdb_table.flags & ESW_FDB_CHAINS_AND_PRIOS_SUPPORTED)