diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index b818d5f342d5..8311473d537b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -12008,8 +12008,8 @@ static int bnxt_rx_flow_steer(struct net_device *dev, const struct sk_buff *skb,
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(fltr, head, hash) {
 		if (bnxt_fltr_match(fltr, new_fltr)) {
+			rc = fltr->sw_id;
 			rcu_read_unlock();
-			rc = 0;
 			goto err_free;
 		}
 	}