*   Pointer to the Q/RSS action.
  * @param[in] actions_n
  *   Number of original actions.
+ * @param[in] mtr_sfx
+ *   Check if it is in meter suffix table.
  * @param[out] error
  *   Perform verbose error reporting if not NULL.
  *
                          struct rte_flow_action *split_actions,
                          const struct rte_flow_action *actions,
                          const struct rte_flow_action *qrss,
-                         int actions_n, struct rte_flow_error *error)
+                         int actions_n, int mtr_sfx,
+                         struct rte_flow_error *error)
 {
        struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
        struct mlx5_rte_flow_action_set_tag *set_tag;
         * - Add jump to mreg CP_TBL.
         * As a result, there will be one more action.
         */
-       ++actions_n;
        memcpy(split_actions, actions, sizeof(*split_actions) * actions_n);
+       /* Count MLX5_RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_TAG. */
+       ++actions_n;
        set_tag = (void *)(split_actions + actions_n);
        /*
-        * If tag action is not set to void(it means we are not the meter
-        * suffix flow), add the tag action. Since meter suffix flow already
-        * has the tag added.
+        * If we are not the meter suffix flow, add the tag action.
+        * Since meter suffix flow already has the tag added.
         */
-       if (split_actions[qrss_idx].type != RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VOID) {
+       if (!mtr_sfx) {
                /*
                 * Allocate the new subflow ID. This one is unique within
                 * device and not shared with representors. Otherwise,
                                MLX5_RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_TAG,
                        .conf = set_tag,
                };
+       } else {
+               /*
+                * If we are the suffix flow of meter, tag already exist.
+                * Set the QUEUE/RSS action to void.
+                */
+               split_actions[qrss_idx].type = RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VOID;
        }
        /* JUMP action to jump to mreg copy table (CP_TBL). */
        jump = (void *)(set_tag + 1);
                                                  RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ACTION,
                                                  NULL, "no memory to split "
                                                  "metadata flow");
-               /*
-                * If we are the suffix flow of meter, tag already exist.
-                * Set the tag action to void.
-                */
-               if (mtr_sfx)
-                       ext_actions[qrss - actions].type =
-                                               RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_VOID;
-               else
-                       ext_actions[qrss - actions].type =
-                                               (enum rte_flow_action_type)
-                                               MLX5_RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_TAG;
                /*
                 * Create the new actions list with removed Q/RSS action
                 * and appended set tag and jump to register copy table
                 * in advance, because it is needed for set tag action.
                 */
                qrss_id = flow_mreg_split_qrss_prep(dev, ext_actions, actions,
-                                                   qrss, actions_n, error);
+                                                   qrss, actions_n,
+                                                   mtr_sfx, error);
                if (!mtr_sfx && !qrss_id) {
                        ret = -rte_errno;
                        goto exit;