diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index 3f63df127091..3b151332e2f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ mlx5_eswitch_set_rule_source_port(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 		if (mlx5_esw_indir_table_decap_vport(attr))
 			vport = mlx5_esw_indir_table_decap_vport(attr);
 
-		if (esw_attr->int_port)
+		if (attr && !attr->chain && esw_attr->int_port)
 			metadata =
 				mlx5e_tc_int_port_get_metadata_for_match(esw_attr->int_port);
 		else