diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn10k_macsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn10k_macsec.c
index 3ad8d7ef20be..a487a98eac88 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn10k_macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/cn10k_macsec.c
@@ -1134,6 +1134,7 @@ static int cn10k_mdo_upd_secy(struct macsec_context *ctx)
 	struct macsec_secy *secy = ctx->secy;
 	struct macsec_tx_sa *sw_tx_sa;
 	struct cn10k_mcs_txsc *txsc;
+	bool active;
 	u8 sa_num;
 	int err;
 
@@ -1141,15 +1142,19 @@ static int cn10k_mdo_upd_secy(struct macsec_context *ctx)
 	if (!txsc)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	txsc->encoding_sa = secy->tx_sc.encoding_sa;
-
-	sa_num = txsc->encoding_sa;
-	sw_tx_sa = rcu_dereference_bh(secy->tx_sc.sa[sa_num]);
+	/* Encoding SA got changed */
+	if (txsc->encoding_sa != secy->tx_sc.encoding_sa) {
+		txsc->encoding_sa = secy->tx_sc.encoding_sa;
+		sa_num = txsc->encoding_sa;
+		sw_tx_sa = rcu_dereference_bh(secy->tx_sc.sa[sa_num]);
+		active = sw_tx_sa ? sw_tx_sa->active : false;
+		cn10k_mcs_link_tx_sa2sc(pfvf, secy, txsc, sa_num, active);
+	}
 
 	if (netif_running(secy->netdev)) {
 		cn10k_mcs_sync_stats(pfvf, secy, txsc);
 
-		err = cn10k_mcs_secy_tx_cfg(pfvf, secy, txsc, sw_tx_sa, sa_num);
+		err = cn10k_mcs_secy_tx_cfg(pfvf, secy, txsc, NULL, 0);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	}