diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_dcb.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_dcb.c
index 63e0670383852af5b6ab4a7c28c9d25e0ea64a1b..1727e9bb1479d579c60631dc3c2b486188d34f5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_dcb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_dcb.c
@@ -487,7 +487,9 @@ 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;