diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs_ethtool.c
index 90e81ae9f3bc..e034dbc4913d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs_ethtool.c
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ int mlx5e_ethtool_get_all_flows(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct ethtool_rxnfc *i
 	int idx = 0;
 	int err = 0;
 
+	info->data = MAX_NUM_OF_ETHTOOL_RULES;
 	while ((!err || err == -ENOENT) && idx < info->rule_cnt) {
 		err = mlx5e_ethtool_get_flow(priv, info, location);
 		if (!err)