diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
index ffbcb27c05e5..ae5fdc2df654 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
@@ -1562,6 +1562,11 @@ static int mlx4_en_flow_replace(struct net_device *dev,
 		qpn = priv->drop_qp.qpn;
 	else if (cmd->fs.ring_cookie & EN_ETHTOOL_QP_ATTACH) {
 		qpn = cmd->fs.ring_cookie & (EN_ETHTOOL_QP_ATTACH - 1);
+		if (qpn < priv->rss_map.base_qpn ||
+		    qpn >= priv->rss_map.base_qpn + priv->rx_ring_num) {
+			en_warn(priv, "rxnfc: QP (0x%x) doesn't exist\n", qpn);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 	} else {
 		if (cmd->fs.ring_cookie >= priv->rx_ring_num) {
 			en_warn(priv, "rxnfc: RX ring (%llu) doesn't exist\n",