diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
index 8b5f0b2..fa6fec1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
@@ -1292,8 +1292,8 @@
 				       ft->id);
 			return err;
 		}
-		root->root_ft = new_root_ft;
 	}
+	root->root_ft = new_root_ft;
 	return 0;
 }