diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
index 0087163..f8cdc25 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
@@ -3421,7 +3421,9 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
 			const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 			const struct rte_flow_item items[],
 			const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
-			bool external, struct rte_flow_error *error)
+			bool external,
+			bool shared,
+			struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
 	struct mlx5_flow *dev_flow;
 
@@ -3434,6 +3436,7 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
 	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&flow->dev_flows, dev_flow, next);
 	if (sub_flow)
 		*sub_flow = dev_flow;
+	dev_flow->matcher_shared = shared;
 	return flow_drv_translate(dev, dev_flow, attr, items, actions, error);
 }
 
@@ -3741,7 +3744,9 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
 			   const struct rte_flow_attr *attr,
 			   const struct rte_flow_item items[],
 			   const struct rte_flow_action actions[],
-			   bool external, struct rte_flow_error *error)
+			   bool external,
+			   bool shared,
+			   struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct mlx5_dev_config *config = &priv->config;
@@ -3759,7 +3764,8 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
 	    config->dv_xmeta_en == MLX5_XMETA_MODE_LEGACY ||
 	    !mlx5_flow_ext_mreg_supported(dev))
 		return flow_create_split_inner(dev, flow, NULL, attr, items,
-					       actions, external, error);
+					       actions, external,
+					       shared, error);
 	actions_n = flow_parse_qrss_action(actions, &qrss);
 	if (qrss) {
 		/* Exclude hairpin flows from splitting. */
@@ -3842,7 +3848,7 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
 	/* Add the unmodified original or prefix subflow. */
 	ret = flow_create_split_inner(dev, flow, &dev_flow, attr, items,
 				      ext_actions ? ext_actions : actions,
-				      external, error);
+				      external, shared, error);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto exit;
 	assert(dev_flow);
@@ -3906,7 +3912,7 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
 		ret = flow_create_split_inner(dev, flow, &dev_flow,
 					      &q_attr, mtr_sfx ? items :
 					      q_items, q_actions,
-					      external, error);
+					      external, shared, error);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto exit;
 		assert(dev_flow);
@@ -3999,7 +4005,7 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
 		}
 		/* Add the prefix subflow. */
 		ret = flow_create_split_inner(dev, flow, &dev_flow, attr, items,
-						  pre_actions, external, error);
+					      pre_actions, external, false, error);
 		if (ret) {
 			ret = -rte_errno;
 			goto exit;
@@ -4035,7 +4041,7 @@ uint32_t mlx5_flow_adjust_priority(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, int32_t priority,
 	ret = flow_create_split_metadata(dev, flow, &sfx_attr,
 					 sfx_items ? sfx_items : items,
 					 sfx_actions ? sfx_actions : actions,
-					 external, error);
+					 external, sfx_items == NULL, error);
 exit:
 	if (sfx_actions)
 		rte_free(sfx_actions);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
index 3fff5dd..84636be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ struct mlx5_flow_dv_matcher {
 	/**< Pointer to the table(group) the matcher associated with. */
 	rte_atomic32_t refcnt; /**< Reference counter. */
 	void *matcher_object; /**< Pointer to DV matcher */
+	bool shared;
 	uint16_t crc; /**< CRC of key. */
 	uint16_t priority; /**< Priority of matcher. */
 	struct mlx5_flow_dv_match_params mask; /**< Matcher mask. */
@@ -532,6 +533,7 @@ struct mlx5_flow {
 		uint32_t mtr_flow_id; /**< Unique meter match flow id. */
 	};
 	bool external; /**< true if the flow is created external to PMD. */
+	bool matcher_shared;
 };
 
 /* Flow meter state. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
index 7528556..362c36c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
@@ -6324,10 +6324,13 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 	if (!tbl)
 		return -rte_errno;	/* No need to refill the error info */
 	tbl_data = container_of(tbl, struct mlx5_flow_tbl_data_entry, tbl);
+	if (!dev_flow->matcher_shared)
+		goto create_matcher;
 	/* Lookup from cache. */
 	LIST_FOREACH(cache_matcher, &tbl_data->matchers, next) {
 		if (matcher->crc == cache_matcher->crc &&
 		    matcher->priority == cache_matcher->priority &&
+		    cache_matcher->shared &&
 		    !memcmp((const void *)matcher->mask.buf,
 			    (const void *)cache_matcher->mask.buf,
 			    cache_matcher->mask.size)) {
@@ -6346,6 +6349,7 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
+create_matcher:
 	/* Register new matcher. */
 	cache_matcher = rte_calloc(__func__, 1, sizeof(*cache_matcher), 0);
 	if (!cache_matcher) {
@@ -6355,6 +6359,7 @@ struct field_modify_info modify_tcp[] = {
 					  "cannot allocate matcher memory");
 	}
 	*cache_matcher = *matcher;
+	cache_matcher->shared = dev_flow->matcher_shared;
 	dv_attr.match_criteria_enable =
 		flow_dv_matcher_enable(cache_matcher->mask.buf);
 	dv_attr.priority = matcher->priority;
