diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c
index 8fdd3afe5998..afdddfced7e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c
@@ -1225,6 +1225,14 @@ static inline void link_status_user_format(u64 lstat,
 	linfo->an = FIELD_GET(RESP_LINKSTAT_AN, lstat);
 	linfo->fec = FIELD_GET(RESP_LINKSTAT_FEC, lstat);
 	linfo->lmac_type_id = cgx_get_lmac_type(cgx, lmac_id);
+
+	if (linfo->lmac_type_id >= LMAC_MODE_MAX) {
+		dev_err(&cgx->pdev->dev, "Unknown lmac_type_id %d reported by firmware on cgx port%d:%d",
+			linfo->lmac_type_id, cgx->cgx_id, lmac_id);
+		strncpy(linfo->lmac_type, "Unknown", LMACTYPE_STR_LEN - 1);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	lmac_string = cgx_lmactype_string[linfo->lmac_type_id];
 	strncpy(linfo->lmac_type, lmac_string, LMACTYPE_STR_LEN - 1);
 }