diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_rxtx.h
index 82064614846f5f..359050f0b54ddc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_rxtx.h
@@ -97,18 +97,11 @@ mlx5e_ipsec_feature_check(struct sk_buff *skb, netdev_features_t features)
 		if (!x || !x->xso.offload_handle)
 			goto out_disable;
 
-		if (xo->inner_ipproto) {
-			/* Cannot support tunnel packet over IPsec tunnel mode
-			 * because we cannot offload three IP header csum
-			 */
-			if (x->props.mode == XFRM_MODE_TUNNEL)
-				goto out_disable;
-
-			/* Only support UDP or TCP L4 checksum */
-			if (xo->inner_ipproto != IPPROTO_UDP &&
-			    xo->inner_ipproto != IPPROTO_TCP)
-				goto out_disable;
-		}
+		/* Only support UDP or TCP L4 checksum */
+		if (xo->inner_ipproto &&
+		    xo->inner_ipproto != IPPROTO_UDP &&
+		    xo->inner_ipproto != IPPROTO_TCP)
+			goto out_disable;
 
 		return features;