diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index b296ac52a439..88236e75fd90 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -984,7 +984,8 @@ mlx5_eswitch_add_send_to_vport_rule(struct mlx5_eswitch *on_esw,
 	dest.vport.flags |= MLX5_FLOW_DEST_VPORT_VHCA_ID;
 	flow_act.action = MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_FWD_DEST;
 
-	if (rep->vport == MLX5_VPORT_UPLINK && on_esw->offloads.ft_ipsec_tx_pol) {
+	if (rep->vport == MLX5_VPORT_UPLINK &&
+	    on_esw == from_esw && on_esw->offloads.ft_ipsec_tx_pol) {
 		dest.ft = on_esw->offloads.ft_ipsec_tx_pol;
 		flow_act.flags = FLOW_ACT_IGNORE_FLOW_LEVEL;
 		dest.type = MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_FLOW_TABLE;