diff --git a/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_flow_table.c b/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_flow_table.c
--- a/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_flow_table.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_flow_table.c
@@ -1783,8 +1783,8 @@
 		el->refcount++;
 		if (el->installed)
 			return (0);
-	}
-	el = mlx5e_vxlan_alloc_db_el(priv, proto, port);
+	} else
+		el = mlx5e_vxlan_alloc_db_el(priv, proto, port);
 
 	if ((if_getcapenable(priv->ifp) & IFCAP_VXLAN_HWCSUM) != 0) {
 		err = mlx5e_add_vxlan_rule_from_db(priv, el);