diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
index 00af8888e3291a..19fe3ed5c0ee6b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c
@@ -3864,6 +3864,9 @@ static int get_flowkey_alg_idx(struct nix_hw *nix_hw, u32 flow_cfg)
 	return -ERANGE;
 }
 
+/* Mask to match ipv6(NPC_LT_LC_IP6) and ipv6 ext(NPC_LT_LC_IP6_EXT) */
+#define NPC_LT_LC_IP6_MATCH_MSK ((~(NPC_LT_LC_IP6 ^ NPC_LT_LC_IP6_EXT)) & 0xf)
+
 static int set_flowkey_fields(struct nix_rx_flowkey_alg *alg, u32 flow_cfg)
 {
 	int idx, nr_field, key_off, field_marker, keyoff_marker;
@@ -3990,7 +3993,7 @@ static int set_flowkey_fields(struct nix_rx_flowkey_alg *alg, u32 flow_cfg)
 					field->bytesm1 = 15; /* DIP,16 bytes */
 				}
 			}
-			field->ltype_mask = 0xF; /* Match only IPv6 */
+			field->ltype_mask = NPC_LT_LC_IP6_MATCH_MSK;
 			break;
 		case NIX_FLOW_KEY_TYPE_TCP:
 		case NIX_FLOW_KEY_TYPE_UDP: