diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc.c
index 52b255426c22a..20a562c2cdfbe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc.c
@@ -2414,6 +2414,17 @@ static int npc_mcam_alloc_entries(struct npc_mcam *mcam, u16 pcifunc,
 		goto alloc;
 	}
 
+	/* For a VF base MCAM match rule is set by its PF. And all the
+	 * further MCAM rules installed by VF on its own are
+	 * concatenated with the base rule set by its PF. Hence PF entries
+	 * should be at lower priority compared to VF entries. Otherwise
+	 * base rule is hit always and rules installed by VF will be of
+	 * no use. Hence if the request is from PF and NOT a priority
+	 * allocation request then allocate low priority entries.
+	 */
+	if (!(pcifunc & RVU_PFVF_FUNC_MASK))
+		goto lprio_alloc;
+
 	/* Find out the search range for non-priority allocation request
 	 *
 	 * Get MCAM free entry count in middle zone.
@@ -2439,6 +2450,7 @@ static int npc_mcam_alloc_entries(struct npc_mcam *mcam, u16 pcifunc,
 		/* Not enough free entries, search all entries in reverse,
 		 * so that low priority ones will get used up.
 		 */
+lprio_alloc:
 		reverse = true;
 		start = 0;
 		end = mcam->bmap_entries;