diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc.c
index 3a31fb8cc155..3d99cb91e3ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc.c
@@ -1915,6 +1915,7 @@ static void rvu_npc_hw_init(struct rvu *rvu, int blkaddr)
 
 static void rvu_npc_setup_interfaces(struct rvu *rvu, int blkaddr)
 {
+	struct npc_mcam_kex *mkex = rvu->kpu.mkex;
 	struct npc_mcam *mcam = &rvu->hw->mcam;
 	struct rvu_hwinfo *hw = rvu->hw;
 	u64 nibble_ena, rx_kex, tx_kex;
@@ -1927,15 +1928,15 @@ static void rvu_npc_setup_interfaces(struct rvu *rvu, int blkaddr)
 	mcam->counters.max--;
 	mcam->rx_miss_act_cntr = mcam->counters.max;
 
-	rx_kex = npc_mkex_default.keyx_cfg[NIX_INTF_RX];
-	tx_kex = npc_mkex_default.keyx_cfg[NIX_INTF_TX];
+	rx_kex = mkex->keyx_cfg[NIX_INTF_RX];
+	tx_kex = mkex->keyx_cfg[NIX_INTF_TX];
 	nibble_ena = FIELD_GET(NPC_PARSE_NIBBLE, rx_kex);
 
 	nibble_ena = rvu_npc_get_tx_nibble_cfg(rvu, nibble_ena);
 	if (nibble_ena) {
 		tx_kex &= ~NPC_PARSE_NIBBLE;
 		tx_kex |= FIELD_PREP(NPC_PARSE_NIBBLE, nibble_ena);
-		npc_mkex_default.keyx_cfg[NIX_INTF_TX] = tx_kex;
+		mkex->keyx_cfg[NIX_INTF_TX] = tx_kex;
 	}
 
 	/* Configure RX interfaces */