diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz9477_acl.c b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz9477_acl.c
index 06d74c19eb94..7ba778df63ac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz9477_acl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz9477_acl.c
@@ -420,10 +420,6 @@ static int ksz9477_validate_and_get_src_count(struct ksz_device *dev, int port,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* Nothing to do */
-	if (src_idx == dst_idx)
-		return 0;
-
 	/* Validate if the source entries are contiguous */
 	ret = ksz9477_acl_get_cont_entr(dev, port, src_idx);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -556,6 +552,10 @@ static int ksz9477_acl_move_entries(struct ksz_device *dev, int port,
 	struct ksz9477_acl_entries *acles = &acl->acles;
 	int src_count, ret, dst_count;
 
+	/* Nothing to do */
+	if (src_idx == dst_idx)
+		return 0;
+
 	ret = ksz9477_validate_and_get_src_count(dev, port, src_idx, dst_idx,
 						 &src_count, &dst_count);
 	if (ret)