diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c
index 8ab888304b6c..486f05112f5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ static void mlx5e_ipsec_init_limits(struct mlx5e_ipsec_sa_entry *sa_entry,
 static void mlx5e_ipsec_init_macs(struct mlx5e_ipsec_sa_entry *sa_entry,
 				  struct mlx5_accel_esp_xfrm_attrs *attrs)
 {
-	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = mlx5e_ipsec_sa2dev(sa_entry);
 	struct mlx5e_ipsec_addr *addrs = &attrs->addrs;
 	struct net_device *netdev = sa_entry->dev;
 	struct xfrm_state *x = sa_entry->x;
@@ -283,7 +282,7 @@ static void mlx5e_ipsec_init_macs(struct mlx5e_ipsec_sa_entry *sa_entry,
 	    attrs->type != XFRM_DEV_OFFLOAD_PACKET)
 		return;
 
-	mlx5_query_mac_address(mdev, addr);
+	ether_addr_copy(addr, netdev->dev_addr);
 	switch (attrs->dir) {
 	case XFRM_DEV_OFFLOAD_IN:
 		src = attrs->dmac;