diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index 472c0c756a69..980a668bbc3c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ mlx5e_tc_add_nic_flow(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 	struct mlx5e_tc_flow_parse_attr *parse_attr;
 	struct mlx5_flow_attr *attr = flow->attr;
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev = priv->mdev;
-	struct mlx5_fc *counter = NULL;
+	struct mlx5_fc *counter;
 	int err;
 
 	parse_attr = attr->parse_attr;
@@ -1361,9 +1361,9 @@ mlx5e_tc_add_fdb_flow(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 	bool vf_tun = false, encap_valid = true;
 	struct net_device *encap_dev = NULL;
 	struct mlx5_esw_flow_attr *esw_attr;
-	struct mlx5_fc *counter = NULL;
 	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv;
 	struct mlx5e_priv *out_priv;
+	struct mlx5_fc *counter;
 	u32 max_prio, max_chain;
 	int err = 0;
 	int out_index;