diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/tc.c
index 398c6761eeb3..eb960eba6027 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/tc.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "en/tc_tun.h"
 #include "lib/port_tun.h"
 #include "en/tc/sample.h"
+#include "en_accel/ipsec_rxtx.h"
 
 struct mlx5e_rep_indr_block_priv {
 	struct net_device *netdev;
@@ -652,6 +653,12 @@ static bool mlx5e_restore_skb_chain(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 chain, u32 reg_c1,
 	return mlx5e_restore_tunnel(priv, skb, tc_priv, tunnel_id);
 }
 
+static void mlx5_rep_tc_post_napi_receive(struct mlx5e_tc_update_priv *tc_priv)
+{
+	if (tc_priv->tun_dev)
+		dev_put(tc_priv->tun_dev);
+}
+
 static void mlx5e_restore_skb_sample(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				     struct mlx5_mapped_obj *mapped_obj,
 				     struct mlx5e_tc_update_priv *tc_priv)
@@ -665,10 +672,10 @@ static void mlx5e_restore_skb_sample(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct sk_buff *sk
 	mlx5_rep_tc_post_napi_receive(tc_priv);
 }
 
-bool mlx5e_rep_tc_update_skb(struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe,
-			     struct sk_buff *skb,
-			     struct mlx5e_tc_update_priv *tc_priv)
+void mlx5e_rep_tc_receive(struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe, struct mlx5e_rq *rq,
+			  struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	struct mlx5e_tc_update_priv tc_priv = {};
 	struct mlx5_mapped_obj mapped_obj;
 	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw;
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv;
@@ -677,7 +684,7 @@ bool mlx5e_rep_tc_update_skb(struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe,
 
 	reg_c0 = (be32_to_cpu(cqe->sop_drop_qpn) & MLX5E_TC_FLOW_ID_MASK);
 	if (!reg_c0 || reg_c0 == MLX5_FS_DEFAULT_FLOW_TAG)
-		return true;
+		goto forward;
 
 	/* If reg_c0 is not equal to the default flow tag then skb->mark
 	 * is not supported and must be reset back to 0.
@@ -691,26 +698,30 @@ bool mlx5e_rep_tc_update_skb(struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe,
 		netdev_dbg(priv->netdev,
 			   "Couldn't find mapped object for reg_c0: %d, err: %d\n",
 			   reg_c0, err);
-		return false;
+		goto free_skb;
 	}
 
 	if (mapped_obj.type == MLX5_MAPPED_OBJ_CHAIN) {
 		u32 reg_c1 = be32_to_cpu(cqe->ft_metadata);
 
-		return mlx5e_restore_skb_chain(skb, mapped_obj.chain, reg_c1, tc_priv);
+		if (!mlx5e_restore_skb_chain(skb, mapped_obj.chain, reg_c1, &tc_priv) &&
+		    !mlx5_ipsec_is_rx_flow(cqe))
+			goto free_skb;
 	} else if (mapped_obj.type == MLX5_MAPPED_OBJ_SAMPLE) {
-		mlx5e_restore_skb_sample(priv, skb, &mapped_obj, tc_priv);
-		return false;
+		mlx5e_restore_skb_sample(priv, skb, &mapped_obj, &tc_priv);
+		goto free_skb;
 	} else {
 		netdev_dbg(priv->netdev, "Invalid mapped object type: %d\n", mapped_obj.type);
-		return false;
+		goto free_skb;
 	}
 
-	return true;
-}
+forward:
+	napi_gro_receive(rq->cq.napi, skb);
 
-void mlx5_rep_tc_post_napi_receive(struct mlx5e_tc_update_priv *tc_priv)
-{
-	if (tc_priv->tun_dev)
-		dev_put(tc_priv->tun_dev);
+	mlx5_rep_tc_post_napi_receive(&tc_priv);
+
+	return;
+
+free_skb:
+	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/tc.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/tc.h
index d0661578467b..0a8334d20b3b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/tc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/tc.h
@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@ void mlx5e_rep_encap_entry_detach(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 int mlx5e_rep_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, enum tc_setup_type type,
 		       void *type_data);
 
-bool mlx5e_rep_tc_update_skb(struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe,
-			     struct sk_buff *skb,
-			     struct mlx5e_tc_update_priv *tc_priv);
-void mlx5_rep_tc_post_napi_receive(struct mlx5e_tc_update_priv *tc_priv);
+void mlx5e_rep_tc_receive(struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe, struct mlx5e_rq *rq,
+			  struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 #else /* CONFIG_MLX5_CLS_ACT */
 
@@ -67,12 +65,9 @@ mlx5e_rep_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, enum tc_setup_type type,
 		   void *type_data) { return -EOPNOTSUPP; }
 
 struct mlx5e_tc_update_priv;
-static inline bool
-mlx5e_rep_tc_update_skb(struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe,
-			struct sk_buff *skb,
-			struct mlx5e_tc_update_priv *tc_priv) { return true; }
 static inline void
-mlx5_rep_tc_post_napi_receive(struct mlx5e_tc_update_priv *tc_priv) {}
+mlx5e_rep_tc_receive(struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe, struct mlx5e_rq *rq,
+		     struct sk_buff *skb) {}
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_MLX5_CLS_ACT */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
index f63c8ff3ef3f..96967b0a2441 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
@@ -1660,7 +1660,6 @@ static void mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe_rep(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe)
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv  = priv->ppriv;
 	struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep = rpriv->rep;
-	struct mlx5e_tc_update_priv tc_priv = {};
 	struct mlx5_wq_cyc *wq = &rq->wqe.wq;
 	struct mlx5e_wqe_frag_info *wi;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -1696,15 +1695,7 @@ static void mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe_rep(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cqe64 *cqe)
 	if (rep->vlan && skb_vlan_tag_present(skb))
 		skb_vlan_pop(skb);
 
-	if (unlikely(!mlx5_ipsec_is_rx_flow(cqe) &&
-		     !mlx5e_rep_tc_update_skb(cqe, skb, &tc_priv))) {
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
-		goto free_wqe;
-	}
-
-	napi_gro_receive(rq->cq.napi, skb);
-
-	mlx5_rep_tc_post_napi_receive(&tc_priv);
+	mlx5e_rep_tc_receive(cqe, rq, skb);
 
 free_wqe:
 	mlx5e_free_rx_wqe(rq, wi, true);
@@ -1721,7 +1712,6 @@ static void mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe_mpwrq_rep(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cqe64
 	u32 wqe_offset     = stride_ix << rq->mpwqe.log_stride_sz;
 	u32 head_offset    = wqe_offset & (PAGE_SIZE - 1);
 	u32 page_idx       = wqe_offset >> PAGE_SHIFT;
-	struct mlx5e_tc_update_priv tc_priv = {};
 	struct mlx5e_rx_wqe_ll *wqe;
 	struct mlx5_wq_ll *wq;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -1754,15 +1744,7 @@ static void mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe_mpwrq_rep(struct mlx5e_rq *rq, struct mlx5_cqe64
 
 	mlx5e_complete_rx_cqe(rq, cqe, cqe_bcnt, skb);
 
-	if (unlikely(!mlx5_ipsec_is_rx_flow(cqe) &&
-		     !mlx5e_rep_tc_update_skb(cqe, skb, &tc_priv))) {
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
-		goto mpwrq_cqe_out;
-	}
-
-	napi_gro_receive(rq->cq.napi, skb);
-
-	mlx5_rep_tc_post_napi_receive(&tc_priv);
+	mlx5e_rep_tc_receive(cqe, rq, skb);
 
 mpwrq_cqe_out:
 	if (likely(wi->consumed_strides < rq->mpwqe.num_strides))
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index 3af3da214a5b..f458f7f6b299 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
 #include "en/mapping.h"
 #include "en/tc_ct.h"
 #include "en/mod_hdr.h"
-#include "en/tc_priv.h"
 #include "en/tc_tun_encap.h"
 #include "en/tc/sample.h"
 #include "lib/devcom.h"