diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
index f1a86cea86a0..6ddb2565884d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
@@ -1887,7 +1887,7 @@ mlx5_add_flow_rules(struct mlx5_flow_table *ft,
 	if (flow_act->action == MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_FWD_NEXT_PRIO) {
 		if (!fwd_next_prio_supported(ft))
 			return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
-		if (dest)
+		if (dest_num)
 			return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 		mutex_lock(&root->chain_lock);
 		next_ft = find_next_chained_ft(prio);