diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs.c
index 80d81abc4820d301d0cfd6bbc3764d6d34b4a274..d00a2420341010e8c759b6e2bc44debbf498a7b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs.c
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ static int mlx5e_create_main_flow_table(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	int err;
 
 	ft->num_groups = 0;
-	ft->t = mlx5_create_flow_table(priv->fts.ns, 0, MLX5E_MAIN_TABLE_SIZE);
+	ft->t = mlx5_create_flow_table(priv->fts.ns, 1, MLX5E_MAIN_TABLE_SIZE);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(ft->t)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(ft->t);
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ static int mlx5e_create_vlan_flow_table(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	int err;
 
 	ft->num_groups = 0;
-	ft->t = mlx5_create_flow_table(priv->fts.ns, 0, MLX5E_VLAN_TABLE_SIZE);
+	ft->t = mlx5_create_flow_table(priv->fts.ns, 1, MLX5E_VLAN_TABLE_SIZE);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(ft->t)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(ft->t);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
index f0e67d207d6e134b7b2dee1150b25ced62022bb1..e848d708d2b733caf9edc9a0f0f0f1cdd60ad688 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@
 #define BY_PASS_MIN_LEVEL (KENREL_MIN_LEVEL + MLX5_BY_PASS_NUM_PRIOS +\
 			   LEFTOVERS_MAX_FT)
 
-#define KERNEL_MAX_FT 2
-#define KERNEL_NUM_PRIOS 1
+#define KERNEL_MAX_FT 3
+#define KERNEL_NUM_PRIOS 2
 #define KENREL_MIN_LEVEL 2
 
 struct node_caps {