diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
index 511c4314656253935da07778314c97cbe8cfbc32..ce10bbf27e16a9a124e09d0cd3f27d09e7f38b93 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
@@ -1310,9 +1310,13 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_match_add(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *priv,
 int
 mlx5_tc_ct_parse_action(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *priv,
 			struct mlx5_flow_attr *attr,
+			struct mlx5e_tc_mod_hdr_acts *mod_acts,
 			const struct flow_action_entry *act,
 			struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
+	bool clear_action = act->ct.action & TCA_CT_ACT_CLEAR;
+	int err;
+
 	if (!priv) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
 				   "offload of ct action isn't available");
@@ -1323,6 +1327,17 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_parse_action(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *priv,
 	attr->ct_attr.ct_action = act->ct.action;
 	attr->ct_attr.nf_ft = act->ct.flow_table;
 
+	if (!clear_action)
+		goto out;
+
+	err = mlx5_tc_ct_entry_set_registers(priv, mod_acts, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+	if (err) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Failed to set registers for ct clear");
+		return err;
+	}
+	attr->action |= MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_MOD_HDR;
+
+out:
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1890,24 +1905,17 @@ __mlx5_tc_ct_flow_offload_clear(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv,
 
 	memcpy(pre_ct_attr, attr, attr_sz);
 
-	err = mlx5_tc_ct_entry_set_registers(ct_priv, mod_acts, 0, 0, 0, 0);
-	if (err) {
-		ct_dbg("Failed to set register for ct clear");
-		goto err_set_registers;
-	}
-
 	mod_hdr = mlx5_modify_header_alloc(priv->mdev, ct_priv->ns_type,
 					   mod_acts->num_actions,
 					   mod_acts->actions);
 	if (IS_ERR(mod_hdr)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(mod_hdr);
 		ct_dbg("Failed to add create ct clear mod hdr");
-		goto err_set_registers;
+		goto err_mod_hdr;
 	}
 
 	dealloc_mod_hdr_actions(mod_acts);
 	pre_ct_attr->modify_hdr = mod_hdr;
-	pre_ct_attr->action |= MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_MOD_HDR;
 
 	rule = mlx5_tc_rule_insert(priv, orig_spec, pre_ct_attr);
 	if (IS_ERR(rule)) {
@@ -1923,7 +1931,7 @@ __mlx5_tc_ct_flow_offload_clear(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv,
 
 err_insert:
 	mlx5_modify_header_dealloc(priv->mdev, mod_hdr);
-err_set_registers:
+err_mod_hdr:
 	netdev_warn(priv->netdev,
 		    "Failed to offload ct clear flow, err %d\n", err);
 	kfree(pre_ct_attr);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.h
index 6503b614337cae655e24070bc73bb72ef78acc64..50bc0368387b9f92e0b7efe4dded7aab3250db4d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ int mlx5_tc_ct_add_no_trk_match(struct mlx5_flow_spec *spec);
 int
 mlx5_tc_ct_parse_action(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *priv,
 			struct mlx5_flow_attr *attr,
+			struct mlx5e_tc_mod_hdr_acts *mod_acts,
 			const struct flow_action_entry *act,
 			struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_add_no_trk_match(struct mlx5_flow_spec *spec)
 static inline int
 mlx5_tc_ct_parse_action(struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *priv,
 			struct mlx5_flow_attr *attr,
+			struct mlx5e_tc_mod_hdr_acts *mod_acts,
 			const struct flow_action_entry *act,
 			struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index d50f12fb5e197a5299c0a78e85a96b2b77320e80..f7ccca74b7894550e77e897b08a62e0683088b0c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -3617,7 +3617,9 @@ static int parse_tc_nic_actions(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 			attr->dest_chain = act->chain_index;
 			break;
 		case FLOW_ACTION_CT:
-			err = mlx5_tc_ct_parse_action(get_ct_priv(priv), attr, act, extack);
+			err = mlx5_tc_ct_parse_action(get_ct_priv(priv), attr,
+						      &parse_attr->mod_hdr_acts,
+						      act, extack);
 			if (err)
 				return err;
 
@@ -4457,7 +4459,9 @@ static int parse_tc_fdb_actions(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 			attr->dest_chain = act->chain_index;
 			break;
 		case FLOW_ACTION_CT:
-			err = mlx5_tc_ct_parse_action(get_ct_priv(priv), attr, act, extack);
+			err = mlx5_tc_ct_parse_action(get_ct_priv(priv), attr,
+							&parse_attr->mod_hdr_acts,
+							act, extack);
 			if (err)
 				return err;