diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_erp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_erp.c
index 960f29140b43..86600c780c95 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_erp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_erp.c
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ mlxsw_sp_acl_erp_region_param_init(struct mlxsw_sp_acl_atcam_region *aregion)
 	struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp = aregion->region->mlxsw_sp;
 	char pererp_pl[MLXSW_REG_PERERP_LEN];
 
-	mlxsw_reg_pererp_pack(pererp_pl, aregion->region->id, false, false, 0,
+	mlxsw_reg_pererp_pack(pererp_pl, aregion->region->id, true, true, 0,
 			      0, 0);
 	return mlxsw_reg_write(mlxsw_sp->core, MLXSW_REG(pererp), pererp_pl);
 }
@@ -894,12 +894,16 @@ int mlxsw_sp_acl_erp_region_init(struct mlxsw_sp_acl_atcam_region *aregion)
 		return PTR_ERR(erp_table);
 	aregion->erp_table = erp_table;
 
-	/* Initialize the region's master mask to all zeroes */
+	/* Initialize the region's master mask to all ones for C-TCAM
+	 * only mode
+	 */
 	err = mlxsw_sp_acl_erp_master_mask_init(aregion);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_erp_master_mask_init;
 
-	/* Initialize the region to not use the eRP table */
+	/* Initialize the region to use the eRP table and enable C-TCAM
+	 * lookup
+	 */
 	err = mlxsw_sp_acl_erp_region_param_init(aregion);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_erp_region_param_init;