diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
index 8c9d8dc85861..2b563700c664 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@
 #include "lib/mpfs.h"
 
 #define FDB_TC_MAX_CHAIN 3
-#define FDB_TC_SLOW_PATH_CHAIN (FDB_TC_MAX_CHAIN + 1)
+#define FDB_FT_CHAIN (FDB_TC_MAX_CHAIN + 1)
+#define FDB_TC_SLOW_PATH_CHAIN (FDB_FT_CHAIN + 1)
+
+/* The index of the last real chain (FT) + 1 as chain zero is valid as well */
+#define FDB_NUM_CHAINS (FDB_FT_CHAIN + 1)
+
 #define FDB_TC_MAX_PRIO 16
 #define FDB_TC_LEVELS_PER_PRIO 2
 
@@ -173,7 +178,7 @@ struct mlx5_eswitch_fdb {
 			struct {
 				struct mlx5_flow_table *fdb;
 				u32 num_rules;
-			} fdb_prio[FDB_TC_MAX_CHAIN + 1][FDB_TC_MAX_PRIO + 1][FDB_TC_LEVELS_PER_PRIO];
+			} fdb_prio[FDB_NUM_CHAINS][FDB_TC_MAX_PRIO + 1][FDB_TC_LEVELS_PER_PRIO];
 			/* Protects fdb_prio table */
 			struct mutex fdb_prio_lock;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
index 4aa6990a38b3..84e90b21e148 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
@@ -2624,16 +2624,19 @@ static int create_fdb_chains(struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering,
 
 static int create_fdb_fast_path(struct mlx5_flow_steering *steering)
 {
-	const int total_chains = FDB_TC_MAX_CHAIN + 1;
 	int err;
 
-	steering->fdb_sub_ns = kcalloc(total_chains,
+	steering->fdb_sub_ns = kcalloc(FDB_NUM_CHAINS,
 				       sizeof(*steering->fdb_sub_ns),
 				       GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!steering->fdb_sub_ns)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	err = create_fdb_chains(steering, FDB_FAST_PATH, FDB_TC_MAX_CHAIN + 1);
+	err = create_fdb_chains(steering, FDB_TC_OFFLOAD, FDB_TC_MAX_CHAIN + 1);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	err = create_fdb_chains(steering, FDB_FT_OFFLOAD, 1);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/fs.h b/include/linux/mlx5/fs.h
index 724d276ea133..4e5b84e66822 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/fs.h
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ enum mlx5_flow_namespace_type {
 
 enum {
 	FDB_BYPASS_PATH,
-	FDB_FAST_PATH,
+	FDB_TC_OFFLOAD,
+	FDB_FT_OFFLOAD,
 	FDB_SLOW_PATH,
 };