diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c
index 2c80d57331d0..69fc25a213ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c
@@ -10,16 +10,15 @@
 #include "ice_tc_lib.h"
 
 /**
- * ice_eswitch_add_vf_mac_rule - add adv rule with VF's MAC
+ * ice_eswitch_add_vf_sp_rule - add adv rule with VF's VSI index
  * @pf: pointer to PF struct
  * @vf: pointer to VF struct
- * @mac: VF's MAC address
  *
  * This function adds advanced rule that forwards packets with
- * VF's MAC address (src MAC) to the corresponding switchdev ctrl VSI queue.
+ * VF's VSI index to the corresponding switchdev ctrl VSI queue.
  */
-int
-ice_eswitch_add_vf_mac_rule(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_vf *vf, const u8 *mac)
+static int
+ice_eswitch_add_vf_sp_rule(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_vf *vf)
 {
 	struct ice_vsi *ctrl_vsi = pf->switchdev.control_vsi;
 	struct ice_adv_rule_info rule_info = { 0 };
@@ -32,11 +31,9 @@ ice_eswitch_add_vf_mac_rule(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_vf *vf, const u8 *mac)
 	if (!list)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	list[0].type = ICE_MAC_OFOS;
-	ether_addr_copy(list[0].h_u.eth_hdr.src_addr, mac);
-	eth_broadcast_addr(list[0].m_u.eth_hdr.src_addr);
+	ice_rule_add_src_vsi_metadata(&list[0]);
 
-	rule_info.sw_act.flag |= ICE_FLTR_TX;
+	rule_info.sw_act.flag = ICE_FLTR_TX;
 	rule_info.sw_act.vsi_handle = ctrl_vsi->idx;
 	rule_info.sw_act.fltr_act = ICE_FWD_TO_Q;
 	rule_info.sw_act.fwd_id.q_id = hw->func_caps.common_cap.rxq_first_id +
@@ -44,63 +41,31 @@ ice_eswitch_add_vf_mac_rule(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_vf *vf, const u8 *mac)
 	rule_info.flags_info.act |= ICE_SINGLE_ACT_LB_ENABLE;
 	rule_info.flags_info.act_valid = true;
 	rule_info.tun_type = ICE_SW_TUN_AND_NON_TUN;
+	rule_info.src_vsi = vf->lan_vsi_idx;
 
 	err = ice_add_adv_rule(hw, list, lkups_cnt, &rule_info,
-			       vf->repr->mac_rule);
+			       &vf->repr->sp_rule);
 	if (err)
-		dev_err(ice_pf_to_dev(pf), "Unable to add VF mac rule in switchdev mode for VF %d",
+		dev_err(ice_pf_to_dev(pf), "Unable to add VF slow-path rule in switchdev mode for VF %d",
 			vf->vf_id);
-	else
-		vf->repr->rule_added = true;
 
 	kfree(list);
 	return err;
 }
 
 /**
- * ice_eswitch_replay_vf_mac_rule - replay adv rule with VF's MAC
- * @vf: pointer to vF struct
- *
- * This function replays VF's MAC rule after reset.
- */
-void ice_eswitch_replay_vf_mac_rule(struct ice_vf *vf)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	if (!ice_is_switchdev_running(vf->pf))
-		return;
-
-	if (is_valid_ether_addr(vf->hw_lan_addr)) {
-		err = ice_eswitch_add_vf_mac_rule(vf->pf, vf,
-						  vf->hw_lan_addr);
-		if (err) {
-			dev_err(ice_pf_to_dev(vf->pf), "Failed to add MAC %pM for VF %d\n, error %d\n",
-				vf->hw_lan_addr, vf->vf_id, err);
-			return;
-		}
-		vf->num_mac++;
-
-		ether_addr_copy(vf->dev_lan_addr, vf->hw_lan_addr);
-	}
-}
-
-/**
- * ice_eswitch_del_vf_mac_rule - delete adv rule with VF's MAC
+ * ice_eswitch_del_vf_sp_rule - delete adv rule with VF's VSI index
  * @vf: pointer to the VF struct
  *
- * Delete the advanced rule that was used to forward packets with the VF's MAC
- * address (src MAC) to the corresponding switchdev ctrl VSI queue.
+ * Delete the advanced rule that was used to forward packets with the VF's VSI
+ * index to the corresponding switchdev ctrl VSI queue.
  */
-void ice_eswitch_del_vf_mac_rule(struct ice_vf *vf)
+static void ice_eswitch_del_vf_sp_rule(struct ice_vf *vf)
 {
-	if (!ice_is_switchdev_running(vf->pf))
+	if (!vf->repr)
 		return;
 
-	if (!vf->repr->rule_added)
-		return;
-
-	ice_rem_adv_rule_by_id(&vf->pf->hw, vf->repr->mac_rule);
-	vf->repr->rule_added = false;
+	ice_rem_adv_rule_by_id(&vf->pf->hw, &vf->repr->sp_rule);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -236,6 +201,7 @@ ice_eswitch_release_reprs(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_vsi *ctrl_vsi)
 		ice_vsi_update_security(vsi, ice_vsi_ctx_set_antispoof);
 		metadata_dst_free(vf->repr->dst);
 		vf->repr->dst = NULL;
+		ice_eswitch_del_vf_sp_rule(vf);
 		ice_fltr_add_mac_and_broadcast(vsi, vf->hw_lan_addr,
 					       ICE_FWD_TO_VSI);
 
@@ -269,10 +235,18 @@ static int ice_eswitch_setup_reprs(struct ice_pf *pf)
 			goto err;
 		}
 
+		if (ice_eswitch_add_vf_sp_rule(pf, vf)) {
+			ice_fltr_add_mac_and_broadcast(vsi,
+						       vf->hw_lan_addr,
+						       ICE_FWD_TO_VSI);
+			goto err;
+		}
+
 		if (ice_vsi_update_security(vsi, ice_vsi_ctx_clear_antispoof)) {
 			ice_fltr_add_mac_and_broadcast(vsi,
 						       vf->hw_lan_addr,
 						       ICE_FWD_TO_VSI);
+			ice_eswitch_del_vf_sp_rule(vf);
 			metadata_dst_free(vf->repr->dst);
 			vf->repr->dst = NULL;
 			goto err;
@@ -282,6 +256,7 @@ static int ice_eswitch_setup_reprs(struct ice_pf *pf)
 			ice_fltr_add_mac_and_broadcast(vsi,
 						       vf->hw_lan_addr,
 						       ICE_FWD_TO_VSI);
+			ice_eswitch_del_vf_sp_rule(vf);
 			metadata_dst_free(vf->repr->dst);
 			vf->repr->dst = NULL;
 			ice_vsi_update_security(vsi, ice_vsi_ctx_set_antispoof);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.h
index 6a413331572b..b18bf83a2f5b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.h
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ bool ice_is_eswitch_mode_switchdev(struct ice_pf *pf);
 void ice_eswitch_update_repr(struct ice_vsi *vsi);
 
 void ice_eswitch_stop_all_tx_queues(struct ice_pf *pf);
-int
-ice_eswitch_add_vf_mac_rule(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_vf *vf,
-			    const u8 *mac);
-void ice_eswitch_replay_vf_mac_rule(struct ice_vf *vf);
-void ice_eswitch_del_vf_mac_rule(struct ice_vf *vf);
 
 void ice_eswitch_set_target_vsi(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				struct ice_tx_offload_params *off);
@@ -34,15 +29,6 @@ ice_eswitch_port_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev);
 static inline void ice_eswitch_release(struct ice_pf *pf) { }
 
 static inline void ice_eswitch_stop_all_tx_queues(struct ice_pf *pf) { }
-static inline void ice_eswitch_replay_vf_mac_rule(struct ice_vf *vf) { }
-static inline void ice_eswitch_del_vf_mac_rule(struct ice_vf *vf) { }
-
-static inline int
-ice_eswitch_add_vf_mac_rule(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_vf *vf,
-			    const u8 *mac)
-{
-	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-}
 
 static inline void
 ice_eswitch_set_target_vsi(struct sk_buff *skb,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_protocol_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_protocol_type.h
index ed0ab8177c61..664e2f45e249 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_protocol_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_protocol_type.h
@@ -256,7 +256,9 @@ struct ice_nvgre_hdr {
  * +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
  *
  * Source VSI = Source VSI of packet loopbacked in switch (for egress) (10b).
- *
+ */
+#define ICE_MDID_SOURCE_VSI_MASK 0x3ff
+/*
  * MDID 20
  * +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
  * |A|B|C|D|E|F|R|R|G|H|I|J|K|L|M|N|
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_repr.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_repr.c
index fd1f8b0ad0ab..e30e12321abd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_repr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_repr.c
@@ -298,14 +298,6 @@ static int ice_repr_add(struct ice_vf *vf)
 	if (!repr)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ICE_SWITCHDEV
-	repr->mac_rule = kzalloc(sizeof(*repr->mac_rule), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!repr->mac_rule) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_alloc_rule;
-	}
-#endif
-
 	repr->netdev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct ice_netdev_priv));
 	if (!repr->netdev) {
 		err =  -ENOMEM;
@@ -351,11 +343,6 @@ static int ice_repr_add(struct ice_vf *vf)
 	free_netdev(repr->netdev);
 	repr->netdev = NULL;
 err_alloc:
-#ifdef CONFIG_ICE_SWITCHDEV
-	kfree(repr->mac_rule);
-	repr->mac_rule = NULL;
-err_alloc_rule:
-#endif
 	kfree(repr);
 	vf->repr = NULL;
 	return err;
@@ -376,10 +363,6 @@ static void ice_repr_rem(struct ice_vf *vf)
 	ice_devlink_destroy_vf_port(vf);
 	free_netdev(vf->repr->netdev);
 	vf->repr->netdev = NULL;
-#ifdef CONFIG_ICE_SWITCHDEV
-	kfree(vf->repr->mac_rule);
-	vf->repr->mac_rule = NULL;
-#endif
 	kfree(vf->repr);
 	vf->repr = NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_repr.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_repr.h
index 378a45bfa256..5a28bb42f72a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_repr.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_repr.h
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ struct ice_repr {
 	struct net_device *netdev;
 	struct metadata_dst *dst;
 #ifdef CONFIG_ICE_SWITCHDEV
-	/* info about slow path MAC rule  */
-	struct ice_rule_query_data *mac_rule;
-	u8 rule_added;
+	/* info about slow path rule  */
+	struct ice_rule_query_data sp_rule;
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_switch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_switch.c
index 8c2bbfd2613f..76f5a817929a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_switch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_switch.c
@@ -6007,6 +6007,12 @@ void ice_rule_add_vlan_metadata(struct ice_adv_lkup_elem *lkup)
 		cpu_to_be16(ICE_PKT_VLAN_MASK);
 }
 
+void ice_rule_add_src_vsi_metadata(struct ice_adv_lkup_elem *lkup)
+{
+	lkup->type = ICE_HW_METADATA;
+	lkup->m_u.metadata.source_vsi = cpu_to_be16(ICE_MDID_SOURCE_VSI_MASK);
+}
+
 /**
  * ice_add_adv_rule - helper function to create an advanced switch rule
  * @hw: pointer to the hardware structure
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_switch.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_switch.h
index 245d4ad4e9bc..fbd0936750af 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_switch.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_switch.h
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ ice_free_res_cntr(struct ice_hw *hw, u8 type, u8 alloc_shared, u16 num_items,
 /* Switch/bridge related commands */
 void ice_rule_add_tunnel_metadata(struct ice_adv_lkup_elem *lkup);
 void ice_rule_add_vlan_metadata(struct ice_adv_lkup_elem *lkup);
+void ice_rule_add_src_vsi_metadata(struct ice_adv_lkup_elem *lkup);
 int
 ice_add_adv_rule(struct ice_hw *hw, struct ice_adv_lkup_elem *lkups,
 		 u16 lkups_cnt, struct ice_adv_rule_info *rinfo,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
index 68142facc85d..294e91c3453c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
@@ -670,8 +670,6 @@ int ice_reset_vf(struct ice_vf *vf, u32 flags)
 	 */
 	ice_vf_clear_all_promisc_modes(vf, vsi);
 
-	ice_eswitch_del_vf_mac_rule(vf);
-
 	ice_vf_fdir_exit(vf);
 	ice_vf_fdir_init(vf);
 	/* clean VF control VSI when resetting VF since it should be setup
@@ -697,7 +695,6 @@ int ice_reset_vf(struct ice_vf *vf, u32 flags)
 	}
 
 	ice_eswitch_update_repr(vsi);
-	ice_eswitch_replay_vf_mac_rule(vf);
 
 	/* if the VF has been reset allow it to come up again */
 	ice_mbx_clear_malvf(&vf->mbx_info);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c
index 97243c616d5d..dcf628b1fccd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c
@@ -3730,7 +3730,6 @@ static int ice_vc_repr_add_mac(struct ice_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < al->num_elements; i++) {
 		u8 *mac_addr = al->list[i].addr;
-		int result;
 
 		if (!is_unicast_ether_addr(mac_addr) ||
 		    ether_addr_equal(mac_addr, vf->hw_lan_addr))
@@ -3742,13 +3741,6 @@ static int ice_vc_repr_add_mac(struct ice_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 			goto handle_mac_exit;
 		}
 
-		result = ice_eswitch_add_vf_mac_rule(pf, vf, mac_addr);
-		if (result) {
-			dev_err(ice_pf_to_dev(pf), "Failed to add MAC %pM for VF %d\n, error %d\n",
-				mac_addr, vf->vf_id, result);
-			goto handle_mac_exit;
-		}
-
 		ice_vfhw_mac_add(vf, &al->list[i]);
 		vf->num_mac++;
 		break;
