diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index e3fee837c7a3..a574c588269a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -1343,7 +1343,8 @@ mlx5e_tc_add_fdb_flow(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (attr->action & MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_MOD_HDR) {
+	if (attr->action & MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_MOD_HDR &&
+	    !(attr->ct_attr.ct_action & TCA_CT_ACT_CLEAR)) {
 		err = mlx5e_attach_mod_hdr(priv, flow, parse_attr);
 		dealloc_mod_hdr_actions(&parse_attr->mod_hdr_acts);
 		if (err)