diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxfw/mlxfw_fsm.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxfw/mlxfw_fsm.c
index 2cf89126fb23..d765e7a69d6b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxfw/mlxfw_fsm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxfw/mlxfw_fsm.c
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ retry:
 		return err;
 
 	if (fsm_state_err != MLXFW_FSM_STATE_ERR_OK) {
+		fsm_state_err = min_t(enum mlxfw_fsm_state_err,
+				      fsm_state_err, MLXFW_FSM_STATE_ERR_MAX);
 		pr_err("Firmware flash failed: %s\n",
 		       mlxfw_fsm_state_err_str[fsm_state_err]);
 		return -EINVAL;