diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c
index f569a98e35a0..57e3a11451b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c
@@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@ static irqreturn_t rvu_mbox_intr_handler(int irq, void *rvu_irq)
 		rvupf_write64(rvu, RVU_PF_VFPF_MBOX_INTX(1), intr);
 
 		rvu_queue_work(&rvu->afvf_wq_info, 64, vfs, intr);
-		vfs -= 64;
+		vfs = 64;
 	}
 
 	intr = rvupf_read64(rvu, RVU_PF_VFPF_MBOX_INTX(0));