diff --git a/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_reg.h b/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_reg.h
index e542598fd775934069f084f84d5ba8fbbc716839..7dcfa07180f9f16ef86966e71da0b1813f683a0d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_reg.h
@@ -341,7 +341,16 @@ static inline u32 ipa_reg_idle_indication_cfg_offset(enum ipa_version version)
 
 #define IPA_REG_ENDP_INIT_RSRC_GRP_N_OFFSET(ep) \
 					(0x00000838 + 0x0070 * (ep))
-#define RSRC_GRP_FMASK				GENMASK(1, 0)
+/* Encoded value for RSRC_GRP endpoint register RSRC_GRP field */
+static inline u32 rsrc_grp_encoded(enum ipa_version version, u32 rsrc_grp)
+{
+	switch (version) {
+	case IPA_VERSION_4_2:
+		return u32_encode_bits(rsrc_grp, GENMASK(0, 0));
+	default:
+		return u32_encode_bits(rsrc_grp, GENMASK(1, 0));
+	}
+}
 
 /* Valid only for TX (IPA consumer) endpoints */
 #define IPA_REG_ENDP_INIT_SEQ_N_OFFSET(txep) \