diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index f80e403..dc4fbbc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -2674,7 +2674,8 @@ struct mlx5_flow_id_pool *
 				      mlx5_ifindex(eth_dev),
 				      eth_dev->data->mac_addrs,
 				      MLX5_MAX_MAC_ADDRESSES);
-	TAILQ_INIT(&priv->flows);
+	TAILQ_INIT(&priv->cached_flows);
+	TAILQ_INIT(&priv->noncached_flows);
 	TAILQ_INIT(&priv->ctrl_flows);
 	TAILQ_INIT(&priv->flow_meters);
 	TAILQ_INIT(&priv->flow_meter_profiles);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index d7c519b..65bdb3b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -515,7 +515,8 @@ struct mlx5_priv {
 	unsigned int (*reta_idx)[]; /* RETA index table. */
 	unsigned int reta_idx_n; /* RETA index size. */
 	struct mlx5_drop drop_queue; /* Flow drop queues. */
-	struct mlx5_flows flows; /* RTE Flow rules. */
+	struct mlx5_flows cached_flows; /* cached RTE Flow rules. */
+	struct mlx5_flows noncached_flows; /* non-cached RTE Flow rules. */
 	struct mlx5_flows ctrl_flows; /* Control flow rules. */
 	LIST_HEAD(rxq, mlx5_rxq_ctrl) rxqsctrl; /* DPDK Rx queues. */
 	LIST_HEAD(rxqobj, mlx5_rxq_obj) rxqsobj; /* Verbs/DevX Rx queues. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
index 144e07c..d7fb094 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
@@ -4357,7 +4357,7 @@ struct rte_flow *
 {
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
-	return flow_list_create(dev, &priv->flows,
+	return flow_list_create(dev, &priv->noncached_flows,
 				attr, items, actions, true, error);
 }
 
@@ -4490,7 +4490,7 @@ struct rte_flow *
 	struct rte_flow *flow;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	TAILQ_FOREACH(flow, &priv->flows, next) {
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(flow, &priv->noncached_flows, next) {
 		DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "port %u flow %p still referenced",
 			dev->data->port_id, (void *)flow);
 		++ret;
@@ -4674,7 +4674,7 @@ struct rte_flow *
 {
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
-	flow_list_destroy(dev, &priv->flows, flow);
+	flow_list_destroy(dev, &priv->noncached_flows, flow);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -4690,7 +4690,7 @@ struct rte_flow *
 {
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
-	mlx5_flow_list_flush(dev, &priv->flows);
+	mlx5_flow_list_flush(dev, &priv->noncached_flows);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -5004,7 +5004,7 @@ struct rte_flow *
 	struct rte_flow *flow = NULL;
 
 	MLX5_ASSERT(fdir_flow);
-	TAILQ_FOREACH(flow, &priv->flows, next) {
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(flow, &priv->noncached_flows, next) {
 		if (flow->fdir && !flow_fdir_cmp(flow->fdir, fdir_flow)) {
 			DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "port %u found FDIR flow %p",
 				dev->data->port_id, (void *)flow);
@@ -5047,7 +5047,7 @@ struct rte_flow *
 		rte_errno = EEXIST;
 		goto error;
 	}
-	flow = flow_list_create(dev, &priv->flows, &fdir_flow->attr,
+	flow = flow_list_create(dev, &priv->noncached_flows, &fdir_flow->attr,
 				fdir_flow->items, fdir_flow->actions, true,
 				NULL);
 	if (!flow)
@@ -5092,7 +5092,7 @@ struct rte_flow *
 		rte_errno = ENOENT;
 		return -rte_errno;
 	}
-	flow_list_destroy(dev, &priv->flows, flow);
+	flow_list_destroy(dev, &priv->noncached_flows, flow);
 	DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "port %u deleted FDIR flow %p",
 		dev->data->port_id, (void *)flow);
 	return 0;
@@ -5132,7 +5132,7 @@ struct rte_flow *
 {
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
 
-	mlx5_flow_list_flush(dev, &priv->flows);
+	mlx5_flow_list_flush(dev, &priv->noncached_flows);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
index be47df5..0053847 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
 			dev->data->port_id);
 		goto error;
 	}
-	ret = mlx5_flow_start(dev, &priv->flows);
+	ret = mlx5_flow_start(dev, &priv->noncached_flows);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "port %u failed to set flows",
 			dev->data->port_id);
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
 	ret = rte_errno; /* Save rte_errno before cleanup. */
 	/* Rollback. */
 	dev->data->dev_started = 0;
-	mlx5_flow_stop(dev, &priv->flows);
+	mlx5_flow_stop(dev, &priv->noncached_flows);
 	mlx5_traffic_disable(dev);
 	mlx5_txq_stop(dev);
 	mlx5_rxq_stop(dev);
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@
 	mlx5_mp_req_stop_rxtx(dev);
 	usleep(1000 * priv->rxqs_n);
 	DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "port %u stopping device", dev->data->port_id);
-	mlx5_flow_stop(dev, &priv->flows);
+	mlx5_flow_stop(dev, &priv->noncached_flows);
 	mlx5_traffic_disable(dev);
 	mlx5_rx_intr_vec_disable(dev);
 	mlx5_dev_interrupt_handler_uninstall(dev);
