diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn10k_macsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn10k_macsec.c
index 4c7e0f345cb5..060c715ebad0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn10k_macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn10k_macsec.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static int cn10k_mcs_write_rx_flowid(struct otx2_nic *pfvf,
 
 	req->data[0] = FIELD_PREP(MCS_TCAM0_MAC_DA_MASK, mac_da);
 	req->mask[0] = ~0ULL;
-	req->mask[0] = ~MCS_TCAM0_MAC_DA_MASK;
+	req->mask[0] &= ~MCS_TCAM0_MAC_DA_MASK;
 
 	req->data[1] = FIELD_PREP(MCS_TCAM1_ETYPE_MASK, ETH_P_MACSEC);
 	req->mask[1] = ~0ULL;