diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cn20k/npc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cn20k/npc.c
index bb0a9ac7aab3..b3f34b84c114 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cn20k/npc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cn20k/npc.c
@@ -4016,6 +4016,13 @@ int npc_cn20k_dft_rules_idx_get(struct rvu *rvu, u16 pcifunc, u16 *bcast,
 	void *val;
 	int i, j;
 
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ptr); i++) {
+		if (!ptr[i])
+			continue;
+
+		*ptr[i] = USHRT_MAX;
+	}
+
 	if (!npc_priv.init_done)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -4031,7 +4038,6 @@ int npc_cn20k_dft_rules_idx_get(struct rvu *rvu, u16 pcifunc, u16 *bcast,
 				 npc_dft_rule_name[NPC_DFT_RULE_PROMISC_ID],
 				 pcifunc);
 
-			*ptr[0] = USHRT_MAX;
 			return -ESRCH;
 		}
 
@@ -4051,7 +4057,6 @@ int npc_cn20k_dft_rules_idx_get(struct rvu *rvu, u16 pcifunc, u16 *bcast,
 				 npc_dft_rule_name[NPC_DFT_RULE_UCAST_ID],
 				 pcifunc);
 
-			*ptr[3] = USHRT_MAX;
 			return -ESRCH;
 		}
 
@@ -4071,7 +4076,6 @@ int npc_cn20k_dft_rules_idx_get(struct rvu *rvu, u16 pcifunc, u16 *bcast,
 				 __func__,
 				 npc_dft_rule_name[i], pcifunc);
 
-			*ptr[j] = USHRT_MAX;
 			continue;
 		}