diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c
index 4f33a816bc7a..2e94d5105016 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c
@@ -1294,13 +1294,18 @@ static inline void link_status_user_format(u64 lstat,
 					   struct cgx_link_user_info *linfo,
 					   struct cgx *cgx, u8 lmac_id)
 {
+	unsigned int speed;
+
 	linfo->link_up = FIELD_GET(RESP_LINKSTAT_UP, lstat);
 	linfo->full_duplex = FIELD_GET(RESP_LINKSTAT_FDUPLEX, lstat);
-	linfo->speed = cgx_speed_mbps[FIELD_GET(RESP_LINKSTAT_SPEED, lstat)];
 	linfo->an = FIELD_GET(RESP_LINKSTAT_AN, lstat);
 	linfo->fec = FIELD_GET(RESP_LINKSTAT_FEC, lstat);
 	linfo->lmac_type_id = FIELD_GET(RESP_LINKSTAT_LMAC_TYPE, lstat);
 
+	speed = FIELD_GET(RESP_LINKSTAT_SPEED, lstat);
+	linfo->speed = speed < ARRAY_SIZE(cgx_speed_mbps) ?
+		       cgx_speed_mbps[speed] : 0;
+
 	if (linfo->lmac_type_id >= LMAC_MODE_MAX) {
 		dev_err(&cgx->pdev->dev, "Unknown lmac_type_id %d reported by firmware on cgx port%d:%d",
 			linfo->lmac_type_id, cgx->cgx_id, lmac_id);