diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/npc.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/npc.h
index 69f9517c61f4..f187293e3e08 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/npc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/npc.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ enum key_fields {
 	NPC_ERRLEV,
 	NPC_ERRCODE,
 	NPC_LXMB,
+	NPC_EXACT_RESULT,
 	NPC_LA,
 	NPC_LB,
 	NPC_LC,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc_fs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc_fs.c
index 08a0fa44857e..4a8618731fc6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc_fs.c
@@ -229,6 +229,25 @@ static bool npc_check_field(struct rvu *rvu, int blkaddr, enum key_fields type,
 	return true;
 }
 
+static void npc_scan_exact_result(struct npc_mcam *mcam, u8 bit_number,
+				  u8 key_nibble, u8 intf)
+{
+	u8 offset = (key_nibble * 4) % 64; /* offset within key word */
+	u8 kwi = (key_nibble * 4) / 64; /* which word in key */
+	u8 nr_bits = 4; /* bits in a nibble */
+	u8 type;
+
+	switch (bit_number) {
+	case 40 ... 43:
+		type = NPC_EXACT_RESULT;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		return;
+	}
+	npc_set_kw_masks(mcam, type, nr_bits, kwi, offset, intf);
+}
+
 static void npc_scan_parse_result(struct npc_mcam *mcam, u8 bit_number,
 				  u8 key_nibble, u8 intf)
 {
@@ -511,8 +530,8 @@ static int npc_scan_kex(struct rvu *rvu, int blkaddr, u8 intf)
 {
 	struct npc_mcam *mcam = &rvu->hw->mcam;
 	u8 lid, lt, ld, bitnr;
+	u64 cfg, masked_cfg;
 	u8 key_nibble = 0;
-	u64 cfg;
 
 	/* Scan and note how parse result is going to be in key.
 	 * A bit set in PARSE_NIBBLE_ENA corresponds to a nibble from
@@ -520,12 +539,24 @@ static int npc_scan_kex(struct rvu *rvu, int blkaddr, u8 intf)
 	 * will be concatenated in key.
 	 */
 	cfg = rvu_read64(rvu, blkaddr, NPC_AF_INTFX_KEX_CFG(intf));
-	cfg &= NPC_PARSE_NIBBLE;
-	for_each_set_bit(bitnr, (unsigned long *)&cfg, 31) {
+	masked_cfg = cfg & NPC_PARSE_NIBBLE;
+	for_each_set_bit(bitnr, (unsigned long *)&masked_cfg, 31) {
 		npc_scan_parse_result(mcam, bitnr, key_nibble, intf);
 		key_nibble++;
 	}
 
+	/* Ignore exact match bits for mcam entries except the first rule
+	 * which is drop on hit. This first rule is configured explitcitly by
+	 * exact match code.
+	 */
+	masked_cfg = cfg & NPC_EXACT_NIBBLE;
+	bitnr = NPC_EXACT_NIBBLE_START;
+	for_each_set_bit_from(bitnr, (unsigned long *)&masked_cfg,
+			      NPC_EXACT_NIBBLE_START) {
+		npc_scan_exact_result(mcam, bitnr, key_nibble, intf);
+		key_nibble++;
+	}
+
 	/* Scan and note how layer data is going to be in key */
 	for (lid = 0; lid < NPC_MAX_LID; lid++) {
 		for (lt = 0; lt < NPC_MAX_LT; lt++) {