if (!flow_action_mixed_hw_stats_types_check(flow_action, extack))
                return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-       /* Count action is inserted first */
-       err = mlxsw_sp_acl_rulei_act_count(mlxsw_sp, rulei, extack);
-       if (err)
-               return err;
+       act = flow_action_first_entry_get(flow_action);
+       if (act->hw_stats_type == FLOW_ACTION_HW_STATS_TYPE_ANY) {
+               /* Count action is inserted first */
+               err = mlxsw_sp_acl_rulei_act_count(mlxsw_sp, rulei, extack);
+               if (err)
+                       return err;
+       } else {
+               NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Unsupported action HW stats type");
+               return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+       }
 
        flow_action_for_each(i, act, flow_action) {
                switch (act->id) {