diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_rt.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_rt.c
index af8d9dcf8afc..007f92bcee13 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_rt.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_rt.c
@@ -1066,9 +1066,8 @@ static int __ipa_add_rt_rule(enum ipa_ip_type ip, const char *name,
 	 * tables
 	 */
 	if (!strncmp(tbl->name, IPA_DFLT_RT_TBL_NAME, IPA_RESOURCE_NAME_MAX) &&
-	    (tbl->rule_cnt > 0) && (at_rear != 0)) {
-		IPAERR("cannot add rule at end of tbl rule_cnt=%d at_rear=%d\n",
-		       tbl->rule_cnt, at_rear);
+	    (tbl->rule_cnt > 0)) {
+		IPAERR("cannot add rules to default rt table\n");
 		goto error;
 	}
 
@@ -1605,6 +1604,11 @@ static int __ipa_mdfy_rt_rule(struct ipa_rt_rule_mdfy *rtrule)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
+	if (!strcmp(entry->tbl->name, IPA_DFLT_RT_TBL_NAME)) {
+		IPAERR_RL("Default tbl rule cannot be modified\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	/* Adding check to confirm still
 	 * header entry present in header table or not
 	 */