diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index ecd2c747f7260306fd972478ecce71610918e3b3..1a3b4d5d77fb4029fc4d96e95bc8937903d6fa40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -431,6 +431,8 @@ static int esw_create_legacy_table(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 {
 	int err;
 
+	memset(&esw->fdb_table.legacy, 0, sizeof(struct legacy_fdb));
+
 	err = esw_create_legacy_vepa_table(esw);
 	if (err)
 		return err;