diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index 6b3b1afe8312..218d5402cd1a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -1750,9 +1750,6 @@ extra_split_attr_dests_needed(struct mlx5e_tc_flow *flow, struct mlx5_flow_attr
 	    !list_is_first(&attr->list, &flow->attrs))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (flow_flag_test(flow, SLOW))
-		return 0;
-
 	esw_attr = attr->esw_attr;
 	if (!esw_attr->split_count ||
 	    esw_attr->split_count == esw_attr->out_count - 1)
@@ -1766,7 +1763,7 @@ extra_split_attr_dests_needed(struct mlx5e_tc_flow *flow, struct mlx5_flow_attr
 	for (i = esw_attr->split_count; i < esw_attr->out_count; i++) {
 		/* external dest with encap is considered as internal by firmware */
 		if (esw_attr->dests[i].vport == MLX5_VPORT_UPLINK &&
-		    !(esw_attr->dests[i].flags & MLX5_ESW_DEST_ENCAP_VALID))
+		    !(esw_attr->dests[i].flags & MLX5_ESW_DEST_ENCAP))
 			ext_dest = true;
 		else
 			int_dest = true;