diff --git a/src/vnsw/agent/pkt/flow_entry.cc b/src/vnsw/agent/pkt/flow_entry.cc
index ee91a10517a..62237144e8b 100644
--- a/src/vnsw/agent/pkt/flow_entry.cc
+++ b/src/vnsw/agent/pkt/flow_entry.cc
@@ -2079,11 +2079,6 @@ bool FlowEntry::ActionRecompute() {
         }
     }
 
-    // Force short flows to DROP
-    if (is_flags_set(FlowEntry::ShortFlow)) {
-        action |= (1 << TrafficAction::DENY);
-    }
-
     if (SetQosConfigIndex()) {
         ret = true;
     }
diff --git a/src/vnsw/agent/vrouter/ksync/flowtable_ksync.cc b/src/vnsw/agent/vrouter/ksync/flowtable_ksync.cc
index 1bfbbfb6537..c32dad4fea4 100644
--- a/src/vnsw/agent/vrouter/ksync/flowtable_ksync.cc
+++ b/src/vnsw/agent/vrouter/ksync/flowtable_ksync.cc
@@ -399,6 +399,10 @@ int FlowTableKSyncEntry::Encode(sandesh_op::type op, char *buf, int buf_len) {
             }
         }
 
+        if (flow_entry_->IsShortFlow()) {
+            action = VR_FLOW_ACTION_DROP;
+        }
+
         req.set_fr_flags(flags);
         req.set_fr_action(action);
         req.set_fr_drop_reason(drop_reason);