diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/opa_vnic/opa_vnic_encap.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/opa_vnic/opa_vnic_encap.c
index 267da8215e08fe71b9d4920e1accf851d7723538..31cd361416ac9e1fc21d2d103c0743369eb34251 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/opa_vnic/opa_vnic_encap.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/opa_vnic/opa_vnic_encap.c
@@ -351,7 +351,8 @@ static uint32_t opa_vnic_get_dlid(struct opa_vnic_adapter *adapter,
 			if (unlikely(!dlid))
 				v_warn("Null dlid in MAC address\n");
 		} else if (def_port != OPA_VNIC_INVALID_PORT) {
-			dlid = info->vesw.u_ucast_dlid[def_port];
+			if (def_port < OPA_VESW_MAX_NUM_DEF_PORT)
+				dlid = info->vesw.u_ucast_dlid[def_port];
 		}
 	}