diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/bnxt_ulp_flow.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/bnxt_ulp_flow.c
index 026f33f66..9326401b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/bnxt_ulp_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/bnxt_ulp_flow.c
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ bnxt_ulp_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev			*dev,
 		     const struct rte_flow_action	actions[],
 		     struct rte_flow_error		*error)
 {
+	struct bnxt_ulp_mapper_create_parms mapper_cparms = { 0 };
 	struct ulp_rte_parser_params params;
 	struct bnxt_ulp_context *ulp_ctx = NULL;
 	uint32_t class_id, act_tmpl;
 	struct rte_flow *flow_id;
-	uint32_t app_priority;
 	uint32_t fid;
 	uint8_t	*buffer;
 	uint32_t vnic;
@@ -125,16 +125,17 @@ bnxt_ulp_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev			*dev,
 	if (ret != BNXT_TF_RC_SUCCESS)
 		goto parse_error;
 
-	app_priority = attr->priority;
+	mapper_cparms.app_priority = attr->priority;
+	mapper_cparms.hdr_bitmap = &params.hdr_bitmap;
+	mapper_cparms.hdr_field = params.hdr_field;
+	mapper_cparms.act = &params.act_bitmap;
+	mapper_cparms.act_prop = &params.act_prop;
+	mapper_cparms.class_tid = class_id;
+	mapper_cparms.act_tid = act_tmpl;
+
 	/* call the ulp mapper to create the flow in the hardware */
 	ret = ulp_mapper_flow_create(ulp_ctx,
-				     app_priority,
-				     &params.hdr_bitmap,
-				     params.hdr_field,
-				     &params.act_bitmap,
-				     &params.act_prop,
-				     class_id,
-				     act_tmpl,
+				     &mapper_cparms,
 				     &fid);
 	if (!ret) {
 		flow_id = (struct rte_flow *)((uintptr_t)fid);
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_mapper.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_mapper.c
index f787c6e4d..f70afa47f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_mapper.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_mapper.c
@@ -1411,26 +1411,23 @@ ulp_mapper_flow_destroy(struct bnxt_ulp_context	*ulp_ctx, uint32_t fid)
  */
 int32_t
 ulp_mapper_flow_create(struct bnxt_ulp_context *ulp_ctx,
-		       uint32_t app_priority __rte_unused,
-		       struct ulp_rte_hdr_bitmap *hdr_bitmap __rte_unused,
-		       struct ulp_rte_hdr_field *hdr_field,
-		       struct ulp_rte_act_bitmap *act_bitmap,
-		       struct ulp_rte_act_prop *act_prop,
-		       uint32_t class_tid,
-		       uint32_t act_tid,
-		       uint32_t *flow_id)
+		       struct bnxt_ulp_mapper_create_parms *cparms,
+		       uint32_t *flowid)
 {
-	struct ulp_regfile		regfile;
-	struct bnxt_ulp_mapper_parms	parms;
-	struct bnxt_ulp_device_params	*device_params;
-	int32_t				rc, trc;
+	struct bnxt_ulp_device_params *device_params;
+	struct bnxt_ulp_mapper_parms parms;
+	struct ulp_regfile regfile;
+	int32_t	 rc, trc;
+
+	if (!ulp_ctx || !cparms)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Initialize the parms structure */
 	memset(&parms, 0, sizeof(parms));
-	parms.act_prop = act_prop;
-	parms.act_bitmap = act_bitmap;
+	parms.act_prop = cparms->act_prop;
+	parms.act_bitmap = cparms->act;
 	parms.regfile = &regfile;
-	parms.hdr_field = hdr_field;
+	parms.hdr_field = cparms->hdr_field;
 	parms.tfp = bnxt_ulp_cntxt_tfp_get(ulp_ctx);
 	parms.ulp_ctx = ulp_ctx;
 
@@ -1441,7 +1438,7 @@ ulp_mapper_flow_create(struct bnxt_ulp_context *ulp_ctx,
 	}
 
 	/* Get the action table entry from device id and act context id */
-	parms.act_tid = act_tid;
+	parms.act_tid = cparms->act_tid;
 	parms.atbls = ulp_mapper_action_tbl_list_get(parms.dev_id,
 						     parms.act_tid,
 						     &parms.num_atbls);
@@ -1452,7 +1449,7 @@ ulp_mapper_flow_create(struct bnxt_ulp_context *ulp_ctx,
 	}
 
 	/* Get the class table entry from device id and act context id */
-	parms.class_tid = class_tid;
+	parms.class_tid = cparms->class_tid;
 	parms.ctbls = ulp_mapper_class_tbl_list_get(parms.dev_id,
 						    parms.class_tid,
 						    &parms.num_ctbls);
@@ -1506,7 +1503,7 @@ ulp_mapper_flow_create(struct bnxt_ulp_context *ulp_ctx,
 		goto flow_error;
 	}
 
-	*flow_id = parms.fid;
+	*flowid = parms.fid;
 
 	return rc;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_mapper.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_mapper.h
index 5f3d46eff..24727a32d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_mapper.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_mapper.h
@@ -38,20 +38,24 @@ struct bnxt_ulp_mapper_parms {
 	enum bnxt_ulp_flow_db_tables		tbl_idx;
 };
 
+struct bnxt_ulp_mapper_create_parms {
+	uint32_t			app_priority;
+	struct ulp_rte_hdr_bitmap	*hdr_bitmap;
+	struct ulp_rte_hdr_field	*hdr_field;
+	struct ulp_rte_act_bitmap	*act;
+	struct ulp_rte_act_prop		*act_prop;
+	uint32_t			class_tid;
+	uint32_t			act_tid;
+};
+
 /*
  * Function to handle the mapping of the Flow to be compatible
  * with the underlying hardware.
  */
 int32_t
 ulp_mapper_flow_create(struct bnxt_ulp_context	*ulp_ctx,
-		       uint32_t		app_priority,
-		       struct ulp_rte_hdr_bitmap  *hdr_bitmap,
-		       struct ulp_rte_hdr_field *hdr_field,
-		       struct ulp_rte_act_bitmap *act,
-		       struct ulp_rte_act_prop *act_prop,
-		       uint32_t		class_tid,
-		       uint32_t		act_tid,
-		       uint32_t		*flow_id);
+		       struct bnxt_ulp_mapper_create_parms *parms,
+		       uint32_t *flowid);
 
 /* Function that frees all resources associated with the flow. */
 int32_t
