diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index acaf1e0f049e..40a390652d8d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -4641,6 +4641,13 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_tunnel_dst_port_free(struct bnxt *bp, u8 tunnel_type)
 	struct hwrm_tunnel_dst_port_free_input *req;
 	int rc;
 
+	if (tunnel_type == TUNNEL_DST_PORT_FREE_REQ_TUNNEL_TYPE_VXLAN &&
+	    bp->vxlan_fw_dst_port_id == INVALID_HW_RING_ID)
+		return 0;
+	if (tunnel_type == TUNNEL_DST_PORT_FREE_REQ_TUNNEL_TYPE_GENEVE &&
+	    bp->nge_fw_dst_port_id == INVALID_HW_RING_ID)
+		return 0;
+
 	rc = hwrm_req_init(bp, req, HWRM_TUNNEL_DST_PORT_FREE);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
@@ -4650,10 +4657,12 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_tunnel_dst_port_free(struct bnxt *bp, u8 tunnel_type)
 	switch (tunnel_type) {
 	case TUNNEL_DST_PORT_FREE_REQ_TUNNEL_TYPE_VXLAN:
 		req->tunnel_dst_port_id = cpu_to_le16(bp->vxlan_fw_dst_port_id);
+		bp->vxlan_port = 0;
 		bp->vxlan_fw_dst_port_id = INVALID_HW_RING_ID;
 		break;
 	case TUNNEL_DST_PORT_FREE_REQ_TUNNEL_TYPE_GENEVE:
 		req->tunnel_dst_port_id = cpu_to_le16(bp->nge_fw_dst_port_id);
+		bp->nge_port = 0;
 		bp->nge_fw_dst_port_id = INVALID_HW_RING_ID;
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -4691,10 +4700,12 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_tunnel_dst_port_alloc(struct bnxt *bp, __be16 port,
 
 	switch (tunnel_type) {
 	case TUNNEL_DST_PORT_ALLOC_REQ_TUNNEL_TYPE_VXLAN:
+		bp->vxlan_port = port;
 		bp->vxlan_fw_dst_port_id =
 			le16_to_cpu(resp->tunnel_dst_port_id);
 		break;
 	case TUNNEL_DST_PORT_ALLOC_REQ_TUNNEL_TYPE_GENEVE:
+		bp->nge_port = port;
 		bp->nge_fw_dst_port_id = le16_to_cpu(resp->tunnel_dst_port_id);
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -8223,12 +8234,10 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_port_qstats_ext(struct bnxt *bp, u8 flags)
 
 static void bnxt_hwrm_free_tunnel_ports(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
-	if (bp->vxlan_fw_dst_port_id != INVALID_HW_RING_ID)
-		bnxt_hwrm_tunnel_dst_port_free(
-			bp, TUNNEL_DST_PORT_FREE_REQ_TUNNEL_TYPE_VXLAN);
-	if (bp->nge_fw_dst_port_id != INVALID_HW_RING_ID)
-		bnxt_hwrm_tunnel_dst_port_free(
-			bp, TUNNEL_DST_PORT_FREE_REQ_TUNNEL_TYPE_GENEVE);
+	bnxt_hwrm_tunnel_dst_port_free(bp,
+		TUNNEL_DST_PORT_FREE_REQ_TUNNEL_TYPE_VXLAN);
+	bnxt_hwrm_tunnel_dst_port_free(bp,
+		TUNNEL_DST_PORT_FREE_REQ_TUNNEL_TYPE_GENEVE);
 }
 
 static int bnxt_set_tpa(struct bnxt *bp, bool set_tpa)
@@ -12627,13 +12636,10 @@ static int bnxt_udp_tunnel_sync(struct net_device *netdev, unsigned int table)
 	unsigned int cmd;
 
 	udp_tunnel_nic_get_port(netdev, table, 0, &ti);
-	if (ti.type == UDP_TUNNEL_TYPE_VXLAN) {
-		bp->vxlan_port = ti.port;
+	if (ti.type == UDP_TUNNEL_TYPE_VXLAN)
 		cmd = TUNNEL_DST_PORT_FREE_REQ_TUNNEL_TYPE_VXLAN;
-	} else {
-		bp->nge_port = ti.port;
+	else
 		cmd = TUNNEL_DST_PORT_FREE_REQ_TUNNEL_TYPE_GENEVE;
-	}
 
 	if (ti.port)
 		return bnxt_hwrm_tunnel_dst_port_alloc(bp, ti.port, cmd);