fsp->m_u.usr_ip4_spec.proto = 0;
        }
 
-       fsp->h_u.tcp_ip4_spec.psrc = rule->src_port;
-       fsp->h_u.tcp_ip4_spec.pdst = rule->dst_port;
-       fsp->h_u.tcp_ip4_spec.ip4src = rule->src_ip[0];
-       fsp->h_u.tcp_ip4_spec.ip4dst = rule->dst_ip[0];
+       /* Reverse the src and dest notion, since the HW views them from
+        * Tx perspective where as the user expects it from Rx filter view.
+        */
+       fsp->h_u.tcp_ip4_spec.psrc = rule->dst_port;
+       fsp->h_u.tcp_ip4_spec.pdst = rule->src_port;
+       fsp->h_u.tcp_ip4_spec.ip4src = rule->dst_ip[0];
+       fsp->h_u.tcp_ip4_spec.ip4dst = rule->src_ip[0];
        fsp->ring_cookie = rule->q_index;
 
        return 0;
        input->cnt_index = 0;
        input->flow_type = fsp->flow_type;
        input->ip4_proto = fsp->h_u.usr_ip4_spec.proto;
-       input->src_port = fsp->h_u.tcp_ip4_spec.psrc;
-       input->dst_port = fsp->h_u.tcp_ip4_spec.pdst;
-       input->src_ip[0] = fsp->h_u.tcp_ip4_spec.ip4src;
-       input->dst_ip[0] = fsp->h_u.tcp_ip4_spec.ip4dst;
+
+       /* Reverse the src and dest notion, since the HW expects them to be from
+        * Tx perspective where as the input from user is from Rx filter view.
+        */
+       input->dst_port = fsp->h_u.tcp_ip4_spec.psrc;
+       input->src_port = fsp->h_u.tcp_ip4_spec.pdst;
+       input->dst_ip[0] = fsp->h_u.tcp_ip4_spec.ip4src;
+       input->src_ip[0] = fsp->h_u.tcp_ip4_spec.ip4dst;
 
        ret = i40e_add_del_fdir(vsi, input, true);
        if (ret)