diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl.c
index da93b7fbb836..b40569c67ddf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ int mlxsw_sp_acl_rulei_commit(struct mlxsw_sp_acl_rule_info *rulei)
 void mlxsw_sp_acl_rulei_priority(struct mlxsw_sp_acl_rule_info *rulei,
 				 unsigned int priority)
 {
-	rulei->priority = priority;
+	rulei->priority = priority >> 16;
 }
 
 void mlxsw_sp_acl_rulei_keymask_u32(struct mlxsw_sp_acl_rule_info *rulei,