diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/fs_hws.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/fs_hws.c
index 5a172c572a68..44b311b4532d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/fs_hws.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/fs_hws.c
@@ -1398,8 +1398,8 @@ static void mlx5_cmd_hws_packet_reformat_dealloc(struct mlx5_flow_root_namespace
 						    pr_data->data_size);
 		break;
 	case MLX5_REFORMAT_TYPE_L2_TO_L3_TUNNEL:
-		pr_pool = mlx5_fs_get_pr_encap_pool(dev, &hws_pool->el2tol2tnl_pools,
-						    MLX5HWS_ACTION_TYP_REFORMAT_L2_TO_TNL_L2,
+		pr_pool = mlx5_fs_get_pr_encap_pool(dev, &hws_pool->el2tol3tnl_pools,
+						    MLX5HWS_ACTION_TYP_REFORMAT_L2_TO_TNL_L3,
 						    pr_data->data_size);
 		break;
 	case MLX5_REFORMAT_TYPE_L3_TUNNEL_TO_L2: