diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/tc.c
index 0991345c4ae5..86fa0bdbee36 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/tc.c
@@ -263,14 +263,14 @@ int mlx5e_rep_tc_init(struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&uplink_priv->unready_flows);
 
 	/* init shared tc flow table */
-	err = mlx5e_tc_esw_init(&uplink_priv->tc_ht);
+	err = mlx5e_tc_esw_init(uplink_priv);
 	return err;
 }
 
 void mlx5e_rep_tc_cleanup(struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv)
 {
 	/* delete shared tc flow table */
-	mlx5e_tc_esw_cleanup(&rpriv->uplink_priv.tc_ht);
+	mlx5e_tc_esw_cleanup(&rpriv->uplink_priv);
 	mutex_destroy(&rpriv->uplink_priv.unready_flows_lock);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index 6070b8a13818..6b7e7ea6ded2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -942,15 +942,21 @@ static int mlx5e_init_rep_tx(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	err = mlx5e_tc_ht_init(&rpriv->tc_ht);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_ht_init;
+
 	if (rpriv->rep->vport == MLX5_VPORT_UPLINK) {
 		err = mlx5e_init_uplink_rep_tx(rpriv);
 		if (err)
-			goto destroy_tises;
+			goto err_init_tx;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 
-destroy_tises:
+err_init_tx:
+	mlx5e_tc_ht_cleanup(&rpriv->tc_ht);
+err_ht_init:
 	mlx5e_destroy_tises(priv);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -970,6 +976,8 @@ static void mlx5e_cleanup_rep_tx(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 
 	if (rpriv->rep->vport == MLX5_VPORT_UPLINK)
 		mlx5e_cleanup_uplink_rep_tx(rpriv);
+
+	mlx5e_tc_ht_cleanup(&rpriv->tc_ht);
 }
 
 static void mlx5e_rep_enable(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.h
index b01dacb6f527..0b619c7846d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.h
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ struct mlx5e_tc_tun_encap;
 struct mlx5e_post_act;
 
 struct mlx5_rep_uplink_priv {
-	/* Filters DB - instantiated by the uplink representor and shared by
-	 * the uplink's VFs
-	 */
-	struct rhashtable  tc_ht;
-
 	/* indirect block callbacks are invoked on bind/unbind events
 	 * on registered higher level devices (e.g. tunnel devices)
 	 *
@@ -113,6 +108,7 @@ struct mlx5e_rep_priv {
 	struct list_head       vport_sqs_list;
 	struct mlx5_rep_uplink_priv uplink_priv; /* valid for uplink rep */
 	struct rtnl_link_stats64 prev_vf_vport_stats;
+	struct rhashtable tc_ht;
 };
 
 static inline
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index 099d4ce16049..342ab0688f13 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -3609,12 +3609,11 @@ static const struct rhashtable_params tc_ht_params = {
 static struct rhashtable *get_tc_ht(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 				    unsigned long flags)
 {
-	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = priv->mdev->priv.eswitch;
-	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *uplink_rpriv;
+	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv;
 
 	if (flags & MLX5_TC_FLAG(ESW_OFFLOAD)) {
-		uplink_rpriv = mlx5_eswitch_get_uplink_priv(esw, REP_ETH);
-		return &uplink_rpriv->uplink_priv.tc_ht;
+		rpriv = priv->ppriv;
+		return &rpriv->tc_ht;
 	} else /* NIC offload */
 		return &priv->fs.tc.ht;
 }
@@ -4447,10 +4446,27 @@ void mlx5e_tc_nic_cleanup(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	mlx5_chains_destroy(tc->chains);
 }
 
-int mlx5e_tc_esw_init(struct rhashtable *tc_ht)
+int mlx5e_tc_ht_init(struct rhashtable *tc_ht)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = rhashtable_init(tc_ht, &tc_ht_params);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	lockdep_set_class(&tc_ht->mutex, &tc_ht_lock_key);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void mlx5e_tc_ht_cleanup(struct rhashtable *tc_ht)
+{
+	rhashtable_free_and_destroy(tc_ht, _mlx5e_tc_del_flow, NULL);
+}
+
+int mlx5e_tc_esw_init(struct mlx5_rep_uplink_priv *uplink_priv)
 {
 	const size_t sz_enc_opts = sizeof(struct tunnel_match_enc_opts);
-	struct mlx5_rep_uplink_priv *uplink_priv;
 	struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv;
 	struct mapping_ctx *mapping;
 	struct mlx5_eswitch *esw;
@@ -4458,7 +4474,6 @@ int mlx5e_tc_esw_init(struct rhashtable *tc_ht)
 	u64 mapping_id;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	uplink_priv = container_of(tc_ht, struct mlx5_rep_uplink_priv, tc_ht);
 	rpriv = container_of(uplink_priv, struct mlx5e_rep_priv, uplink_priv);
 	priv = netdev_priv(rpriv->netdev);
 	esw = priv->mdev->priv.eswitch;
@@ -4498,12 +4513,6 @@ int mlx5e_tc_esw_init(struct rhashtable *tc_ht)
 	}
 	uplink_priv->tunnel_enc_opts_mapping = mapping;
 
-	err = rhashtable_init(tc_ht, &tc_ht_params);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_ht_init;
-
-	lockdep_set_class(&tc_ht->mutex, &tc_ht_lock_key);
-
 	uplink_priv->encap = mlx5e_tc_tun_init(priv);
 	if (IS_ERR(uplink_priv->encap)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(uplink_priv->encap);
@@ -4513,8 +4522,6 @@ int mlx5e_tc_esw_init(struct rhashtable *tc_ht)
 	return 0;
 
 err_register_fib_notifier:
-	rhashtable_destroy(tc_ht);
-err_ht_init:
 	mapping_destroy(uplink_priv->tunnel_enc_opts_mapping);
 err_enc_opts_mapping:
 	mapping_destroy(uplink_priv->tunnel_mapping);
@@ -4528,13 +4535,8 @@ int mlx5e_tc_esw_init(struct rhashtable *tc_ht)
 	return err;
 }
 
-void mlx5e_tc_esw_cleanup(struct rhashtable *tc_ht)
+void mlx5e_tc_esw_cleanup(struct mlx5_rep_uplink_priv *uplink_priv)
 {
-	struct mlx5_rep_uplink_priv *uplink_priv;
-
-	uplink_priv = container_of(tc_ht, struct mlx5_rep_uplink_priv, tc_ht);
-
-	rhashtable_free_and_destroy(tc_ht, _mlx5e_tc_del_flow, NULL);
 	mlx5e_tc_tun_cleanup(uplink_priv->encap);
 
 	mapping_destroy(uplink_priv->tunnel_enc_opts_mapping);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.h
index c6221728b767..533c897bd517 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.h
@@ -167,8 +167,11 @@ enum {
 
 #define MLX5_TC_FLAG(flag) BIT(MLX5E_TC_FLAG_##flag##_BIT)
 
-int mlx5e_tc_esw_init(struct rhashtable *tc_ht);
-void mlx5e_tc_esw_cleanup(struct rhashtable *tc_ht);
+int mlx5e_tc_esw_init(struct mlx5_rep_uplink_priv *uplink_priv);
+void mlx5e_tc_esw_cleanup(struct mlx5_rep_uplink_priv *uplink_priv);
+
+int mlx5e_tc_ht_init(struct rhashtable *tc_ht);
+void mlx5e_tc_ht_cleanup(struct rhashtable *tc_ht);
 
 int mlx5e_configure_flower(struct net_device *dev, struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 			   struct flow_cls_offload *f, unsigned long flags);
@@ -304,6 +307,8 @@ int mlx5e_set_fwd_to_int_port_actions(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 #else /* CONFIG_MLX5_CLS_ACT */
 static inline int  mlx5e_tc_nic_init(struct mlx5e_priv *priv) { return 0; }
 static inline void mlx5e_tc_nic_cleanup(struct mlx5e_priv *priv) {}
+static inline int mlx5e_tc_ht_init(struct rhashtable *tc_ht) { return 0; }
+static inline void mlx5e_tc_ht_cleanup(struct rhashtable *tc_ht) {}
 static inline int
 mlx5e_setup_tc_block_cb(enum tc_setup_type type, void *type_data, void *cb_priv)
 { return -EOPNOTSUPP; }