diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_dcb.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_dcb.c
index b1511bcffb1b..5e6305f8220f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_dcb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_dcb.c
@@ -454,7 +454,9 @@ static int bnxt_ets_validate(struct bnxt *bp, struct ieee_ets *ets, u8 *tc)
 
 		if ((ets->tc_tx_bw[i] || ets->tc_tsa[i]) && i > bp->max_tc)
 			return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
+	for (i = 0; i < max_tc; i++) {
 		switch (ets->tc_tsa[i]) {
 		case IEEE_8021QAZ_TSA_STRICT:
 			break;