diff --git a/pipelines/fabric/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pipelines/fabric/pipeliner/ForwardingFunctionType.java b/pipelines/fabric/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pipelines/fabric/pipeliner/ForwardingFunctionType.java
index 3cf015d..0349cc7 100644
--- a/pipelines/fabric/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pipelines/fabric/pipeliner/ForwardingFunctionType.java
+++ b/pipelines/fabric/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pipelines/fabric/pipeliner/ForwardingFunctionType.java
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
+import org.onlab.packet.MacAddress;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.Criterion;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.EthCriterion;
 import org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.ForwardingObjective;
 
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -114,14 +116,35 @@
      */
     public static ForwardingFunctionType getForwardingFunctionType(ForwardingObjective fwd) {
         Set<Criterion.Type> criteriaType = Sets.newHashSet();
-        fwd.selector().criteria().stream().map(Criterion::type)
+        //omit the criterion of ethDst type with the value of MacAddress.NONE since it indicates L2 broadcast
+        //if not, the objective is treated as L2 unicast
+        fwd.selector().criteria().stream().filter(criterion -> !ethDstIndicatesBroadcast(criterion))
+                .map(Criterion::type)
                 .forEach(criteriaType::add);
 
         if (fwd.meta() != null) {
-            fwd.meta().criteria().stream().map(Criterion::type)
+            fwd.meta().criteria().stream().filter(criterion -> !ethDstIndicatesBroadcast(criterion))
+                    .map(Criterion::type)
                     .forEach(criteriaType::add);
         }
 
         return FFT_MAP.getOrDefault(criteriaType, UNSUPPORTED);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Segment Routing (SR) app. sets ethDst criterion to MacAddress.NONE for broadcast rules
+     * and demands drivers to treat the flow rules containing this criterion as broadcast rule.
+     *
+     * This method checks the type and value of the criterion and detects whether it constitutes
+     * broadcast or not.
+     *
+     * For more details check RoutingRulePopulator.updateSubnetBroadcastRule method of SR app.
+     *
+     * @param criterion Criterion object
+     * @return true if the type is ETH_DST and the mac value equals to MacAddress.NONE; false otherwise.
+     */
+    private static boolean ethDstIndicatesBroadcast(Criterion criterion) {
+        return criterion.type().equals(Criterion.Type.ETH_DST) &&
+                ((EthCriterion) criterion).mac().equals(MacAddress.NONE);
+    }
 }