diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
index 6e3f65e3e882..37e3224262ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
@@ -1530,6 +1530,10 @@ static irqreturn_t dpaa2_switch_irq0_handler_thread(int irq_num, void *arg)
 	}
 
 	if_id = (status & 0xFFFF0000) >> 16;
+	if (if_id >= ethsw->sw_attr.num_ifs) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Invalid if_id %d in IRQ status\n", if_id);
+		goto out;
+	}
 	port_priv = ethsw->ports[if_id];
 
 	if (status & DPSW_IRQ_EVENT_LINK_CHANGED) {