diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc.c
index 60922944675b..c34f8d86cc8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc.c
@@ -2957,10 +2957,9 @@ static void npc_mcam_free_all_entries(struct rvu *rvu, struct npc_mcam *mcam,
 			}
 		}
 
-		/* Disable the entry */
-		npc_enable_mcam_entry(rvu, mcam, blkaddr, index, false);
-
 		if (!cn20k_dft_rl) {
+			/* Disable the entry */
+			npc_enable_mcam_entry(rvu, mcam, blkaddr, index, false);
 			mcam->entry2pfvf_map[index] = NPC_MCAM_INVALID_MAP;
 			/* Free the entry in bitmap */
 			npc_mcam_clear_bit(mcam, index);