return 0;
 }
 
+static bool is_merged_eswitch_dev(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
+                                 struct net_device *peer_netdev)
+{
+       struct mlx5e_priv *peer_priv;
+
+       peer_priv = netdev_priv(peer_netdev);
+
+       return (MLX5_CAP_ESW(priv->mdev, merged_eswitch) &&
+               (priv->netdev->netdev_ops == peer_netdev->netdev_ops) &&
+               same_hw_devs(priv, peer_priv) &&
+               MLX5_VPORT_MANAGER(peer_priv->mdev) &&
+               (peer_priv->mdev->priv.eswitch->mode == SRIOV_OFFLOADS));
+}
+
 static int mlx5e_route_lookup_ipv6(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
                                   struct net_device *mirred_dev,
                                   struct net_device **out_dev,
                        out_dev = tcf_mirred_dev(a);
 
                        if (switchdev_port_same_parent_id(priv->netdev,
-                                                         out_dev)) {
+                                                         out_dev) ||
+                           is_merged_eswitch_dev(priv, out_dev)) {
                                action |= MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_FWD_DEST |
                                          MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_COUNT;
                                out_priv = netdev_priv(out_dev);