diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/vcap/vcap_api.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/vcap/vcap_api.c
index b9b6432f4094160d52be7b6dfb9227aa21bdd1f4..8bbbd1b0b55225e0e1563269917e49324cd7d044 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/vcap/vcap_api.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/vcap/vcap_api.c
@@ -1808,6 +1808,7 @@ int vcap_add_rule(struct vcap_rule *rule)
 {
 	struct vcap_rule_internal *ri = to_intrule(rule);
 	struct vcap_rule_move move = {0};
+	struct vcap_counter ctr = {0};
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = vcap_api_check(ri->vctrl);
@@ -1831,8 +1832,12 @@ int vcap_add_rule(struct vcap_rule *rule)
 	}
 
 	ret = vcap_write_rule(ri);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("%s:%d: rule write error: %d\n", __func__, __LINE__, ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	/* Set the counter to zero */
+	ret = vcap_write_counter(ri, &ctr);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&ri->admin->lock);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/vcap/vcap_api_kunit.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/vcap/vcap_api_kunit.c
index 76a31215ebfbfaea97b68f186cea80ed04705a51..944de5cb9114236f9f0fc74c73f04f80624638d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/vcap/vcap_api_kunit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/vcap/vcap_api_kunit.c
@@ -1343,8 +1343,8 @@ static void vcap_api_encode_rule_test(struct kunit *test)
 	u32 port_mask_rng_mask = 0x0f;
 	u32 igr_port_mask_value = 0xffabcd01;
 	u32 igr_port_mask_mask = ~0;
-	/* counter is not written yet, so it is not in expwriteaddr */
-	u32 expwriteaddr[] = {792, 793, 794, 795, 796, 797, 0};
+	/* counter is written as the last operation */
+	u32 expwriteaddr[] = {792, 793, 794, 795, 796, 797, 792};
 	int idx;
 
 	vcap_test_api_init(&is2_admin);