diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_tc_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_tc_lib.c
index 0e75fc6b3c06..dd03cb69ad26 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_tc_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_tc_lib.c
@@ -670,6 +670,25 @@ static int ice_tc_setup_redirect_action(struct net_device *filter_dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+ice_tc_setup_drop_action(struct net_device *filter_dev,
+			 struct ice_tc_flower_fltr *fltr)
+{
+	fltr->action.fltr_act = ICE_DROP_PACKET;
+
+	if (ice_is_port_repr_netdev(filter_dev)) {
+		fltr->direction = ICE_ESWITCH_FLTR_EGRESS;
+	} else if (ice_tc_is_dev_uplink(filter_dev)) {
+		fltr->direction = ICE_ESWITCH_FLTR_INGRESS;
+	} else {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(fltr->extack,
+				   "Unsupported netdevice in switchdev mode");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int ice_eswitch_tc_parse_action(struct net_device *filter_dev,
 				       struct ice_tc_flower_fltr *fltr,
 				       struct flow_action_entry *act)
@@ -678,7 +697,10 @@ static int ice_eswitch_tc_parse_action(struct net_device *filter_dev,
 
 	switch (act->id) {
 	case FLOW_ACTION_DROP:
-		fltr->action.fltr_act = ICE_DROP_PACKET;
+		err = ice_tc_setup_drop_action(filter_dev, fltr);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+
 		break;
 
 	case FLOW_ACTION_REDIRECT: