diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h
index b67b34c35533..ca81b0b9db97 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h
@@ -109,9 +109,10 @@ struct i40e_adminq_info {
 
 /**
  * i40e_aq_rc_to_posix - convert errors to user-land codes
- * aq_rc: AdminQ error code to convert
+ * aq_ret: AdminQ handler error code can override aq_rc
+ * aq_rc: AdminQ firmware error code to convert
  **/
-static inline int i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(u32 aq_ret, u16 aq_rc)
+static inline int i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(int aq_ret, int aq_rc)
 {
 	int aq_to_posix[] = {
 		0,           /* I40E_AQ_RC_OK */
@@ -143,8 +144,10 @@ static inline int i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(u32 aq_ret, u16 aq_rc)
 	if (aq_ret == I40E_ERR_ADMIN_QUEUE_TIMEOUT)
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
-	if (aq_rc >= ARRAY_SIZE(aq_to_posix))
+	if (aq_rc >= (sizeof(aq_to_posix) / sizeof((aq_to_posix)[0])) ||
+	    aq_rc < 0)
 		return -ERANGE;
+
 	return aq_to_posix[aq_rc];
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.h
index 547b79b81ffe..e62e951cf208 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_adminq.h
@@ -109,9 +109,10 @@ struct i40e_adminq_info {
 
 /**
  * i40e_aq_rc_to_posix - convert errors to user-land codes
- * aq_rc: AdminQ error code to convert
+ * aq_ret: AdminQ handler error code can override aq_rc
+ * aq_rc: AdminQ firmware error code to convert
  **/
-static inline int i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(u32 aq_ret, u16 aq_rc)
+static inline int i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(int aq_ret, int aq_rc)
 {
 	int aq_to_posix[] = {
 		0,           /* I40E_AQ_RC_OK */
@@ -143,8 +144,10 @@ static inline int i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(u32 aq_ret, u16 aq_rc)
 	if (aq_ret == I40E_ERR_ADMIN_QUEUE_TIMEOUT)
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
-	if (aq_rc >= ARRAY_SIZE(aq_to_posix))
+	if (aq_rc >= (sizeof(aq_to_posix) / sizeof((aq_to_posix)[0])) ||
+	    aq_rc < 0)
 		return -ERANGE;
+
 	return aq_to_posix[aq_rc];
 }