diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_erp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_erp.c
index 4c98950380d5..d231f4d2888b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_erp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_erp.c
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ mlxsw_sp_acl_erp_table_alloc(struct mlxsw_sp_acl_erp_core *erp_core,
 			     unsigned long *p_index)
 {
 	unsigned int num_rows, entry_size;
+	unsigned long index;
 
 	/* We only allow allocations of entire rows */
 	if (num_erps % erp_core->num_erp_banks != 0)
@@ -309,10 +310,11 @@ mlxsw_sp_acl_erp_table_alloc(struct mlxsw_sp_acl_erp_core *erp_core,
 	entry_size = erp_core->erpt_entries_size[region_type];
 	num_rows = num_erps / erp_core->num_erp_banks;
 
-	*p_index = gen_pool_alloc(erp_core->erp_tables, num_rows * entry_size);
-	if (*p_index == 0)
+	index = gen_pool_alloc(erp_core->erp_tables, num_rows * entry_size);
+	if (!index)
 		return -ENOBUFS;
-	*p_index -= MLXSW_SP_ACL_ERP_GENALLOC_OFFSET;
+
+	*p_index = index - MLXSW_SP_ACL_ERP_GENALLOC_OFFSET;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/spectrum-2/tc_flower.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/spectrum-2/tc_flower.sh
index fb850e0ec837..7bf56ea161e3 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/spectrum-2/tc_flower.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/spectrum-2/tc_flower.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ lib_dir=$(dirname $0)/../../../../net/forwarding
 ALL_TESTS="single_mask_test identical_filters_test two_masks_test \
 	multiple_masks_test ctcam_edge_cases_test delta_simple_test \
 	delta_two_masks_one_key_test delta_simple_rehash_test \
-	bloom_simple_test bloom_complex_test bloom_delta_test"
+	bloom_simple_test bloom_complex_test bloom_delta_test \
+	max_erp_entries_test"
 NUM_NETIFS=2
 source $lib_dir/lib.sh
 source $lib_dir/tc_common.sh
@@ -983,6 +984,55 @@ bloom_delta_test()
 	log_test "bloom delta test ($tcflags)"
 }
 
+max_erp_entries_test()
+{
+	# The number of eRP entries is limited. Once the maximum number of eRPs
+	# has been reached, filters cannot be added. This test verifies that
+	# when this limit is reached, inserstion fails without crashing.
+
+	RET=0
+
+	local num_masks=32
+	local num_regions=15
+	local chain_failed
+	local mask_failed
+	local ret
+
+	if [[ "$tcflags" != "skip_sw" ]]; then
+		return 0;
+	fi
+
+	for ((i=1; i < $num_regions; i++)); do
+		for ((j=$num_masks; j >= 0; j--)); do
+			tc filter add dev $h2 ingress chain $i protocol ip \
+				pref $i	handle $j flower $tcflags \
+				dst_ip 192.1.0.0/$j &> /dev/null
+			ret=$?
+
+			if [ $ret -ne 0 ]; then
+				chain_failed=$i
+				mask_failed=$j
+				break 2
+			fi
+		done
+	done
+
+	# We expect to exceed the maximum number of eRP entries, so that
+	# insertion eventually fails. Otherwise, the test should be adjusted to
+	# add more filters.
+	check_fail $ret "expected to exceed number of eRP entries"
+
+	for ((; i >= 1; i--)); do
+		for ((j=0; j <= $num_masks; j++)); do
+			tc filter del dev $h2 ingress chain $i protocol ip \
+				pref $i handle $j flower &> /dev/null
+		done
+	done
+
+	log_test "max eRP entries test ($tcflags). " \
+		"max chain $chain_failed, mask $mask_failed"
+}
+
 setup_prepare()
 {
 	h1=${NETIFS[p1]}