diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index facbbd3fac66..363c4ab05990 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -4433,7 +4433,7 @@ static netdev_features_t mlx5e_tunnel_features_check(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 
 		/* Verify if UDP port is being offloaded by HW */
 		if (mlx5_vxlan_lookup_port(priv->mdev->vxlan, port))
-			return features;
+			return vxlan_features_check(skb, features);
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_GENEVE)
 		/* Support Geneve offload for default UDP port */
@@ -4454,7 +4454,6 @@ netdev_features_t mlx5e_features_check(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
 	features = vlan_features_check(skb, features);
-	features = vxlan_features_check(skb, features);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MLX5_EN_IPSEC
 	if (mlx5e_ipsec_feature_check(skb, netdev, features))