diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
index f3f6eb081948..b2cd29847a37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
@@ -1181,7 +1181,8 @@ int mlx5_tc_ct_add_no_trk_match(struct mlx5_flow_spec *spec)
 
 	mlx5e_tc_match_to_reg_get_match(spec, CTSTATE_TO_REG,
 					&ctstate, &ctstate_mask);
-	if (ctstate_mask)
+
+	if ((ctstate & ctstate_mask) == MLX5_CT_STATE_TRK_BIT)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	ctstate_mask |= MLX5_CT_STATE_TRK_BIT;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index 3359098c51d4..df2a0af854bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -2909,6 +2909,37 @@ static int is_action_keys_supported(const struct flow_action_entry *act,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static bool modify_tuple_supported(bool modify_tuple, bool ct_clear,
+				   bool ct_flow, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack,
+				   struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
+				   struct mlx5_flow_spec *spec)
+{
+	if (!modify_tuple || ct_clear)
+		return true;
+
+	if (ct_flow) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+				   "can't offload tuple modification with non-clear ct()");
+		netdev_info(priv->netdev,
+			    "can't offload tuple modification with non-clear ct()");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/* Add ct_state=-trk match so it will be offloaded for non ct flows
+	 * (or after clear action), as otherwise, since the tuple is changed,
+	 * we can't restore ct state
+	 */
+	if (mlx5_tc_ct_add_no_trk_match(spec)) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+				   "can't offload tuple modification with ct matches and no ct(clear) action");
+		netdev_info(priv->netdev,
+			    "can't offload tuple modification with ct matches and no ct(clear) action");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 static bool modify_header_match_supported(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 					  struct mlx5_flow_spec *spec,
 					  struct flow_action *flow_action,
@@ -2947,18 +2978,9 @@ static bool modify_header_match_supported(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	/* Add ct_state=-trk match so it will be offloaded for non ct flows
-	 * (or after clear action), as otherwise, since the tuple is changed,
-	 *  we can't restore ct state
-	 */
-	if (!ct_clear && modify_tuple &&
-	    mlx5_tc_ct_add_no_trk_match(spec)) {
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
-				   "can't offload tuple modify header with ct matches");
-		netdev_info(priv->netdev,
-			    "can't offload tuple modify header with ct matches");
+	if (!modify_tuple_supported(modify_tuple, ct_clear, ct_flow, extack,
+				    priv, spec))
 		return false;
-	}
 
 	ip_proto = MLX5_GET(fte_match_set_lyr_2_4, headers_v, ip_protocol);
 	if (modify_ip_header && ip_proto != IPPROTO_TCP &&