diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
index c079f85593d6..82a53317285d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ static void del_sw_flow_group(struct fs_node *node)
 
 	rhashtable_destroy(&fg->ftes_hash);
 	ida_destroy(&fg->fte_allocator);
-	if (ft->autogroup.active)
+	if (ft->autogroup.active && fg->max_ftes == ft->autogroup.group_size)
 		ft->autogroup.num_groups--;
 	err = rhltable_remove(&ft->fgs_hash,
 			      &fg->hash,
@@ -1065,6 +1065,8 @@ mlx5_create_auto_grouped_flow_table(struct mlx5_flow_namespace *ns,
 
 	ft->autogroup.active = true;
 	ft->autogroup.required_groups = max_num_groups;
+	/* We save place for flow groups in addition to max types */
+	ft->autogroup.group_size = ft->max_fte / (max_num_groups + 1);
 
 	return ft;
 }
@@ -1270,8 +1272,7 @@ static struct mlx5_flow_group *alloc_auto_flow_group(struct mlx5_flow_table  *ft
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 
 	if (ft->autogroup.num_groups < ft->autogroup.required_groups)
-		/* We save place for flow groups in addition to max types */
-		group_size = ft->max_fte / (ft->autogroup.required_groups + 1);
+		group_size = ft->autogroup.group_size;
 
 	/*  ft->max_fte == ft->autogroup.max_types */
 	if (group_size == 0)
@@ -1298,7 +1299,8 @@ static struct mlx5_flow_group *alloc_auto_flow_group(struct mlx5_flow_table  *ft
 	if (IS_ERR(fg))
 		goto out;
 
-	ft->autogroup.num_groups++;
+	if (group_size == ft->autogroup.group_size)
+		ft->autogroup.num_groups++;
 
 out:
 	return fg;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.h
index 32070e5d993d..ba62fbce23a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ struct mlx5_flow_table {
 	struct {
 		bool			active;
 		unsigned int		required_groups;
+		unsigned int		group_size;
 		unsigned int		num_groups;
 	} autogroup;
 	/* Protect fwd_rules */