int dest_num = 0;
        int err = 0;
 
-       if (MLX5_CAP_ESW_EGRESS_ACL(esw->dev, flow_counter)) {
+       if (vport->egress.legacy.drop_counter) {
+               drop_counter = vport->egress.legacy.drop_counter;
+       } else if (MLX5_CAP_ESW_EGRESS_ACL(esw->dev, flow_counter)) {
                drop_counter = mlx5_fc_create(esw->dev, false);
-               if (IS_ERR(drop_counter))
+               if (IS_ERR(drop_counter)) {
                        esw_warn(esw->dev,
                                 "vport[%d] configure egress drop rule counter err(%ld)\n",
                                 vport->vport, PTR_ERR(drop_counter));
+                       drop_counter = NULL;
+               }
                vport->egress.legacy.drop_counter = drop_counter;
        }
 
        flow_act.action = MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_DROP;
 
        /* Attach egress drop flow counter */
-       if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(drop_counter)) {
+       if (drop_counter) {
                flow_act.action |= MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_COUNT;
                drop_ctr_dst.type = MLX5_FLOW_DESTINATION_TYPE_COUNTER;
                drop_ctr_dst.counter_id = mlx5_fc_id(drop_counter);
        esw_acl_egress_table_destroy(vport);
 
 clean_drop_counter:
-       if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(vport->egress.legacy.drop_counter)) {
+       if (vport->egress.legacy.drop_counter) {
                mlx5_fc_destroy(esw->dev, vport->egress.legacy.drop_counter);
                vport->egress.legacy.drop_counter = NULL;
        }
 
 
        esw_acl_ingress_lgcy_rules_destroy(vport);
 
-       if (MLX5_CAP_ESW_INGRESS_ACL(esw->dev, flow_counter)) {
+       if (vport->ingress.legacy.drop_counter) {
+               counter = vport->ingress.legacy.drop_counter;
+       } else if (MLX5_CAP_ESW_INGRESS_ACL(esw->dev, flow_counter)) {
                counter = mlx5_fc_create(esw->dev, false);
                if (IS_ERR(counter)) {
                        esw_warn(esw->dev,