diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_dev.c
index d2f5855b2ea7..895b6f0a3984 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_dev.c
@@ -4986,6 +4986,11 @@ static int qed_init_wfq_param(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 
 	num_vports = p_hwfn->qm_info.num_vports;
 
+	if (num_vports < 2) {
+		DP_NOTICE(p_hwfn, "Unexpected num_vports: %d\n", num_vports);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	/* Accounting for the vports which are configured for WFQ explicitly */
 	for (i = 0; i < num_vports; i++) {
 		u32 tmp_speed;