diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.c
index f7bf682c11..51b2a22357 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.c
@@ -74,137 +74,48 @@ sfc_mae_counter_registry_fini(struct sfc_mae_counter_registry *registry)
 	sfc_mae_counters_fini(&registry->counters);
 }
 
-static int
-sfc_mae_internal_rule_find_empty_slot(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
-				      struct sfc_mae_rule **rule)
-{
-	struct sfc_mae *mae = &sa->mae;
-	struct sfc_mae_internal_rules *internal_rules = &mae->internal_rules;
-	unsigned int entry;
-	int rc;
-
-	for (entry = 0; entry < SFC_MAE_NB_RULES_MAX; entry++) {
-		if (internal_rules->rules[entry].spec == NULL)
-			break;
-	}
-
-	if (entry == SFC_MAE_NB_RULES_MAX) {
-		rc = ENOSPC;
-		sfc_err(sa, "failed too many rules (%u rules used)", entry);
-		goto fail_too_many_rules;
-	}
-
-	*rule = &internal_rules->rules[entry];
-
-	return 0;
-
-fail_too_many_rules:
-	return rc;
-}
-
-int
-sfc_mae_rule_add_mport_match_deliver(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
-				     const efx_mport_sel_t *mport_match,
-				     const efx_mport_sel_t *mport_deliver,
-				     int prio, struct sfc_mae_rule **rulep)
+struct rte_flow *
+sfc_mae_repr_flow_create(struct sfc_adapter *sa, int prio, uint16_t port_id,
+			 enum rte_flow_action_type dst_type,
+			 enum rte_flow_item_type src_type)
 {
+	const struct rte_flow_item_ethdev item_spec = { .port_id = port_id };
+	const struct rte_flow_action_ethdev action = { .port_id = port_id };
+	const void *item_mask = &rte_flow_item_ethdev_mask;
+	struct rte_flow_attr attr = { .transfer = 1 };
+	const struct rte_flow_action actions[] = {
+		{ .type = dst_type, .conf = &action },
+		{ .type = RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_END }
+	};
+	const struct rte_flow_item items[] = {
+		{ .type = src_type, .mask = item_mask, .spec = &item_spec },
+		{ .type = RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_END }
+	};
 	struct sfc_mae *mae = &sa->mae;
-	struct sfc_mae_rule *rule;
-	int rc;
-
-	sfc_log_init(sa, "entry");
+	struct rte_flow_error error;
 
 	if (prio > 0 && (unsigned int)prio >= mae->nb_action_rule_prios_max) {
-		rc = EINVAL;
 		sfc_err(sa, "failed: invalid priority %d (max %u)", prio,
 			mae->nb_action_rule_prios_max);
-		goto fail_invalid_prio;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 	if (prio < 0)
 		prio = mae->nb_action_rule_prios_max - 1;
 
-	rc = sfc_mae_internal_rule_find_empty_slot(sa, &rule);
-	if (rc != 0)
-		goto fail_find_empty_slot;
-
-	sfc_log_init(sa, "init MAE match spec");
-	rc = efx_mae_match_spec_init(sa->nic, EFX_MAE_RULE_ACTION,
-				     (uint32_t)prio, &rule->spec);
-	if (rc != 0) {
-		sfc_err(sa, "failed to init MAE match spec");
-		goto fail_match_init;
-	}
-
-	rc = efx_mae_match_spec_mport_set(rule->spec, mport_match, NULL);
-	if (rc != 0) {
-		sfc_err(sa, "failed to get MAE match mport selector");
-		goto fail_mport_set;
-	}
-
-	rc = efx_mae_action_set_spec_init(sa->nic, &rule->actions);
-	if (rc != 0) {
-		sfc_err(sa, "failed to init MAE action set");
-		goto fail_action_init;
-	}
-
-	rc = efx_mae_action_set_populate_deliver(rule->actions,
-						 mport_deliver);
-	if (rc != 0) {
-		sfc_err(sa, "failed to populate deliver action");
-		goto fail_populate_deliver;
-	}
-
-	rc = efx_mae_action_set_alloc(sa->nic, rule->actions,
-				      &rule->action_set);
-	if (rc != 0) {
-		sfc_err(sa, "failed to allocate action set");
-		goto fail_action_set_alloc;
-	}
-
-	rc = efx_mae_action_rule_insert(sa->nic, rule->spec, NULL,
-					&rule->action_set,
-					&rule->rule_id);
-	if (rc != 0) {
-		sfc_err(sa, "failed to insert action rule");
-		goto fail_rule_insert;
-	}
-
-	*rulep = rule;
-
-	sfc_log_init(sa, "done");
-
-	return 0;
-
-fail_rule_insert:
-	efx_mae_action_set_free(sa->nic, &rule->action_set);
-
-fail_action_set_alloc:
-fail_populate_deliver:
-	efx_mae_action_set_spec_fini(sa->nic, rule->actions);
+	attr.priority = prio;
 
-fail_action_init:
-fail_mport_set:
-	efx_mae_match_spec_fini(sa->nic, rule->spec);
-
-fail_match_init:
-fail_find_empty_slot:
-fail_invalid_prio:
-	sfc_log_init(sa, "failed: %s", rte_strerror(rc));
-	return rc;
+	return sfc_flow_create_locked(sa, true, &attr, items, actions, &error);
 }
 
 void
-sfc_mae_rule_del(struct sfc_adapter *sa, struct sfc_mae_rule *rule)
+sfc_mae_repr_flow_destroy(struct sfc_adapter *sa, struct rte_flow *flow)
 {
-	if (rule == NULL || rule->spec == NULL)
-		return;
-
-	efx_mae_action_rule_remove(sa->nic, &rule->rule_id);
-	efx_mae_action_set_free(sa->nic, &rule->action_set);
-	efx_mae_action_set_spec_fini(sa->nic, rule->actions);
-	efx_mae_match_spec_fini(sa->nic, rule->spec);
+	struct rte_flow_error error;
+	int rc;
 
-	rule->spec = NULL;
+	rc = sfc_flow_destroy_locked(sa, flow, &error);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		sfc_err(sa, "failed to destroy the internal flow");
 }
 
 int
@@ -4311,11 +4222,9 @@ sfc_mae_flow_query(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 int
 sfc_mae_switchdev_init(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 {
-	const efx_nic_cfg_t *encp = efx_nic_cfg_get(sa->nic);
+	struct sfc_adapter_shared *sas = sfc_sa2shared(sa);
 	struct sfc_mae *mae = &sa->mae;
-	efx_mport_sel_t pf;
-	efx_mport_sel_t phy;
-	int rc;
+	int rc = EINVAL;
 
 	sfc_log_init(sa, "entry");
 
@@ -4330,31 +4239,20 @@ sfc_mae_switchdev_init(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 		goto fail_no_mae;
 	}
 
-	rc = efx_mae_mport_by_pcie_function(encp->enc_pf, EFX_PCI_VF_INVALID,
-					    &pf);
-	if (rc != 0) {
-		sfc_err(sa, "failed get PF mport");
-		goto fail_pf_get;
-	}
-
-	rc = efx_mae_mport_by_phy_port(encp->enc_assigned_port, &phy);
-	if (rc != 0) {
-		sfc_err(sa, "failed get PHY mport");
-		goto fail_phy_get;
-	}
-
-	rc = sfc_mae_rule_add_mport_match_deliver(sa, &pf, &phy,
-			SFC_MAE_RULE_PRIO_LOWEST,
-			&mae->switchdev_rule_pf_to_ext);
-	if (rc != 0) {
+	mae->switchdev_rule_pf_to_ext = sfc_mae_repr_flow_create(sa,
+					 SFC_MAE_RULE_PRIO_LOWEST, sas->port_id,
+					 RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_REPRESENTED_PORT,
+					 RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_PORT_REPRESENTOR);
+	if (mae->switchdev_rule_pf_to_ext == NULL) {
 		sfc_err(sa, "failed add MAE rule to forward from PF to PHY");
 		goto fail_pf_add;
 	}
 
-	rc = sfc_mae_rule_add_mport_match_deliver(sa, &phy, &pf,
-			SFC_MAE_RULE_PRIO_LOWEST,
-			&mae->switchdev_rule_ext_to_pf);
-	if (rc != 0) {
+	mae->switchdev_rule_ext_to_pf = sfc_mae_repr_flow_create(sa,
+					 SFC_MAE_RULE_PRIO_LOWEST, sas->port_id,
+					 RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_PORT_REPRESENTOR,
+					 RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_REPRESENTED_PORT);
+	if (mae->switchdev_rule_ext_to_pf == NULL) {
 		sfc_err(sa, "failed add MAE rule to forward from PHY to PF");
 		goto fail_phy_add;
 	}
@@ -4364,11 +4262,9 @@ sfc_mae_switchdev_init(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 	return 0;
 
 fail_phy_add:
-	sfc_mae_rule_del(sa, mae->switchdev_rule_pf_to_ext);
+	sfc_mae_repr_flow_destroy(sa, mae->switchdev_rule_pf_to_ext);
 
 fail_pf_add:
-fail_phy_get:
-fail_pf_get:
 fail_no_mae:
 	sfc_log_init(sa, "failed: %s", rte_strerror(rc));
 	return rc;
@@ -4382,6 +4278,6 @@ sfc_mae_switchdev_fini(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 	if (!sa->switchdev)
 		return;
 
-	sfc_mae_rule_del(sa, mae->switchdev_rule_pf_to_ext);
-	sfc_mae_rule_del(sa, mae->switchdev_rule_ext_to_pf);
+	sfc_mae_repr_flow_destroy(sa, mae->switchdev_rule_pf_to_ext);
+	sfc_mae_repr_flow_destroy(sa, mae->switchdev_rule_ext_to_pf);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.h
index 307236ea11..f9434e1ab6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_mae.h
@@ -180,33 +180,6 @@ struct sfc_mae_counter_registry {
 	} polling;
 };
 
-/**
- * MAE rules used to capture traffic generated by VFs and direct it to
- * representors (one for each VF).
- */
-#define SFC_MAE_NB_REPR_RULES_MAX	(64)
-
-/** Rules to forward traffic from PHY port to PF and from PF to PHY port */
-#define SFC_MAE_NB_SWITCHDEV_RULES	(2)
-/** Maximum required internal MAE rules */
-#define SFC_MAE_NB_RULES_MAX		(SFC_MAE_NB_SWITCHDEV_RULES + \
-					 SFC_MAE_NB_REPR_RULES_MAX)
-
-struct sfc_mae_rule {
-	efx_mae_match_spec_t		*spec;
-	efx_mae_actions_t		*actions;
-	efx_mae_aset_id_t		action_set;
-	efx_mae_rule_id_t		rule_id;
-};
-
-struct sfc_mae_internal_rules {
-	/*
-	 * Rules required to sustain switchdev mode or to provide
-	 * port representor functionality.
-	 */
-	struct sfc_mae_rule		rules[SFC_MAE_NB_RULES_MAX];
-};
-
 struct sfc_mae {
 	/** Assigned switch domain identifier */
 	uint16_t			switch_domain_id;
@@ -234,14 +207,12 @@ struct sfc_mae {
 	bool				counter_rxq_running;
 	/** Counter registry */
 	struct sfc_mae_counter_registry	counter_registry;
-	/** Driver-internal flow rules */
-	struct sfc_mae_internal_rules	internal_rules;
 	/**
 	 * Switchdev default rules. They forward traffic from PHY port
 	 * to PF and vice versa.
 	 */
-	struct sfc_mae_rule		*switchdev_rule_pf_to_ext;
-	struct sfc_mae_rule		*switchdev_rule_ext_to_pf;
+	struct rte_flow			*switchdev_rule_pf_to_ext;
+	struct rte_flow			*switchdev_rule_ext_to_pf;
 };
 
 struct sfc_adapter;
@@ -396,16 +367,18 @@ sfc_flow_query_cb_t sfc_mae_flow_query;
 
 /**
  * Insert a driver-internal flow rule that matches traffic originating from
- * some m-port selector and redirects it to another one
- * (eg. PF --> PHY, PHY --> PF).
+ * a source port (REPRESENTED_PORT or PORT_REPRESENTOR) and directs it to
+ * its destination counterpart (PORT_REPRESENTOR or REPRESENTED_PORT).
  *
- * If requested priority is negative, use the lowest priority.
+ * If the prio argument is negative, the lowest level will be picked.
  */
-int sfc_mae_rule_add_mport_match_deliver(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
-					 const efx_mport_sel_t *mport_match,
-					 const efx_mport_sel_t *mport_deliver,
-					 int prio, struct sfc_mae_rule **rulep);
-void sfc_mae_rule_del(struct sfc_adapter *sa, struct sfc_mae_rule *rule);
+struct rte_flow *sfc_mae_repr_flow_create(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
+					  int prio, uint16_t port_id,
+					  enum rte_flow_action_type dst_type,
+					  enum rte_flow_item_type src_type);
+
+void sfc_mae_repr_flow_destroy(struct sfc_adapter *sa, struct rte_flow *flow);
+
 int sfc_mae_switchdev_init(struct sfc_adapter *sa);
 void sfc_mae_switchdev_fini(struct sfc_adapter *sa);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr_proxy.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr_proxy.c
index 74c3494c35..ff13795c97 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr_proxy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr_proxy.c
@@ -681,47 +681,25 @@ static int
 sfc_repr_proxy_mae_rule_insert(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
 			       struct sfc_repr_proxy_port *port)
 {
-	struct sfc_repr_proxy *rp = &sa->repr_proxy;
-	efx_mport_sel_t mport_alias_selector;
-	efx_mport_sel_t mport_vf_selector;
-	struct sfc_mae_rule *mae_rule;
-	int rc;
+	int rc = EINVAL;
 
 	sfc_log_init(sa, "entry");
 
-	rc = efx_mae_mport_by_id(&port->egress_mport,
-				 &mport_vf_selector);
-	if (rc != 0) {
-		sfc_err(sa, "failed to get VF mport for repr %u",
-			port->repr_id);
-		goto fail_get_vf;
-	}
-
-	rc = efx_mae_mport_by_id(&rp->mport_alias, &mport_alias_selector);
-	if (rc != 0) {
-		sfc_err(sa, "failed to get mport selector for repr %u",
-			port->repr_id);
-		goto fail_get_alias;
-	}
-
-	rc = sfc_mae_rule_add_mport_match_deliver(sa, &mport_vf_selector,
-						  &mport_alias_selector, -1,
-						  &mae_rule);
-	if (rc != 0) {
+	port->mae_rule = sfc_mae_repr_flow_create(sa,
+				    SFC_MAE_RULE_PRIO_LOWEST, port->rte_port_id,
+				    RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_PORT_REPRESENTOR,
+				    RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_REPRESENTED_PORT);
+	if (port->mae_rule == NULL) {
 		sfc_err(sa, "failed to insert MAE rule for repr %u",
 			port->repr_id);
 		goto fail_rule_add;
 	}
 
-	port->mae_rule = mae_rule;
-
 	sfc_log_init(sa, "done");
 
 	return 0;
 
 fail_rule_add:
-fail_get_alias:
-fail_get_vf:
 	sfc_log_init(sa, "failed: %s", rte_strerror(rc));
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -730,9 +708,7 @@ static void
 sfc_repr_proxy_mae_rule_remove(struct sfc_adapter *sa,
 			       struct sfc_repr_proxy_port *port)
 {
-	struct sfc_mae_rule *mae_rule = port->mae_rule;
-
-	sfc_mae_rule_del(sa, mae_rule);
+	sfc_mae_repr_flow_destroy(sa, port->mae_rule);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr_proxy.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr_proxy.h
index 260e2cab30..0a4dedc3e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr_proxy.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_repr_proxy.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ struct sfc_repr_proxy_port {
 	uint32_t				remote_vnic_mcdi_client_handle;
 	struct sfc_repr_proxy_rxq		rxq[SFC_REPR_RXQ_MAX];
 	struct sfc_repr_proxy_txq		txq[SFC_REPR_TXQ_MAX];
-	struct sfc_mae_rule			*mae_rule;
+	struct rte_flow				*mae_rule;
 	bool					enabled;
 	bool					started;
 };
