diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_cls.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_cls.c
index 8972cdd559e85c1989389ad7c008f17c43a829fb..7352244c5e68b5902e711d22206ff264737070a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_cls.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_cls.c
@@ -1428,6 +1428,9 @@ int mvpp2_ethtool_cls_rule_del(struct mvpp2_port *port,
 	struct mvpp2_ethtool_fs *efs;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (info->fs.location >= MVPP2_N_RFS_ENTRIES_PER_FLOW)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	efs = port->rfs_rules[info->fs.location];
 	if (!efs)
 		return -EINVAL;