diff --git a/orchagent/muxorch.cpp b/orchagent/muxorch.cpp
index 04894b3be73..525c1d57dc3 100644
--- a/orchagent/muxorch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/muxorch.cpp
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ MuxAclHandler::MuxAclHandler(sai_object_id_t port, string alias)
         // First time handling of Mux Table, create ACL table, and bind
         createMuxAclTable(port, table_name);
         shared_ptr<AclRulePacket> newRule =
-                make_shared<AclRulePacket>(gAclOrch, rule_name, table_name);
+                make_shared<AclRulePacket>(gAclOrch, rule_name, table_name, false /*no counters*/);
         createMuxAclRule(newRule, table_name);
     }
     else
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ MuxAclHandler::MuxAclHandler(sai_object_id_t port, string alias)
         if (rule == nullptr)
         {
             shared_ptr<AclRulePacket> newRule =
-                    make_shared<AclRulePacket>(gAclOrch, rule_name, table_name);
+                    make_shared<AclRulePacket>(gAclOrch, rule_name, table_name, false /*no counters*/);
             createMuxAclRule(newRule, table_name);
         }
         else