diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c
index d9d7dd439bb9..645f83cac34d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static int mlx5_cmd_stub_update_fte(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 
 static int mlx5_cmd_stub_delete_fte(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 				    struct mlx5_flow_table *ft,
-				    unsigned int index)
+				    struct fs_fte *fte)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ static int mlx5_cmd_update_fte(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 
 static int mlx5_cmd_delete_fte(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 			       struct mlx5_flow_table *ft,
-			       unsigned int index)
+			       struct fs_fte *fte)
 {
 	u32 out[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(delete_fte_out)] = {0};
 	u32 in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(delete_fte_in)]   = {0};
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ static int mlx5_cmd_delete_fte(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 	MLX5_SET(delete_fte_in, in, opcode, MLX5_CMD_OP_DELETE_FLOW_TABLE_ENTRY);
 	MLX5_SET(delete_fte_in, in, table_type, ft->type);
 	MLX5_SET(delete_fte_in, in, table_id, ft->id);
-	MLX5_SET(delete_fte_in, in, flow_index, index);
+	MLX5_SET(delete_fte_in, in, flow_index, fte->index);
 	if (ft->vport) {
 		MLX5_SET(delete_fte_in, in, vport_number, ft->vport);
 		MLX5_SET(delete_fte_in, in, other_vport, 1);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.h
index 81c82f48d93e..6228ba7bfa1a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct mlx5_flow_cmds {
 
 	int (*delete_fte)(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 			  struct mlx5_flow_table *ft,
-			  unsigned int index);
+			  struct fs_fte *fte);
 
 	int (*update_root_ft)(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 			      struct mlx5_flow_table *ft,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
index 2e4a1d4e0cea..4e456c292ce4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ static void del_hw_fte(struct fs_node *node)
 	dev = get_dev(&ft->node);
 	root = find_root(&ft->node);
 	if (node->active) {
-		err = root->cmds->delete_fte(dev, ft, fte->index);
+		err = root->cmds->delete_fte(dev, ft, fte);
 		if (err)
 			mlx5_core_warn(dev,
 				       "flow steering can't delete fte in index %d of flow group id %d\n",