diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc.c
index 3784347b6fd8..55639c133dd0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc.c
@@ -437,6 +437,10 @@ static void npc_fixup_vf_rule(struct rvu *rvu, struct npc_mcam *mcam,
 			return;
 	}
 
+	/* AF modifies given action iff PF/VF has requested for it */
+	if ((entry->action & 0xFULL) != NIX_RX_ACTION_DEFAULT)
+		return;
+
 	/* copy VF default entry action to the VF mcam entry */
 	rx_action = npc_get_default_entry_action(rvu, mcam, blkaddr,
 						 target_func);