diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index 3c5e9efb9873672c544aef190183bd1db82c26fa..c7f1c93709cdfb1dbb4fd52d5e65958e993a2dd8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -3444,6 +3444,24 @@ actions_prepare_mod_hdr_actions(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+flow_action_supported(struct flow_action *flow_action,
+		      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	if (!flow_action_has_entries(flow_action)) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Flow action doesn't have any entries");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (!flow_action_hw_stats_check(flow_action, extack,
+					FLOW_ACTION_HW_STATS_DELAYED_BIT)) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Flow action HW stats type is not supported");
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 parse_tc_nic_actions(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 		     struct flow_action *flow_action,
@@ -3457,16 +3475,9 @@ parse_tc_nic_actions(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 	struct mlx5_nic_flow_attr *nic_attr;
 	int err, i;
 
-	if (!flow_action_has_entries(flow_action)) {
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Flow action doesn't have any entries");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	if (!flow_action_hw_stats_check(flow_action, extack,
-					FLOW_ACTION_HW_STATS_DELAYED_BIT)) {
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Flow action HW stats type is not supported");
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	}
+	err = flow_action_supported(flow_action, extack);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	nic_attr = attr->nic_attr;
 	nic_attr->flow_tag = MLX5_FS_DEFAULT_FLOW_TAG;
@@ -3883,16 +3894,9 @@ static int parse_tc_fdb_actions(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 	bool ptype_host = false;
 	bool mpls_push = false;
 
-	if (!flow_action_has_entries(flow_action)) {
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Flow action doesn't have any entries");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	if (!flow_action_hw_stats_check(flow_action, extack,
-					FLOW_ACTION_HW_STATS_DELAYED_BIT)) {
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Flow action HW stats type is not supported");
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	}
+	err = flow_action_supported(flow_action, extack);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	esw_attr = attr->esw_attr;
 	parse_attr = attr->parse_attr;