diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 79d687c663d5..a0870da41453 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -3989,7 +3989,7 @@ 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 */
@@ -4015,7 +4015,6 @@ 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);
 
 	/* Validate if the tunneled packet is being offloaded by HW */
 	if (skb->encapsulation &&