diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_rt.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_rt.c
index a260dbe010f3..8f6024c51e1d 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_rt.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_rt.c
@@ -1047,13 +1047,12 @@ static int __ipa_add_rt_rule(enum ipa_ip_type ip, const char *name,
 		goto error;
 	}
 	/*
-	 * do not allow any rules to be added at end of the "default" routing
-	 * tables
+	 * do not allow any rule to be added at "default" routing
+	 * table
 	 */
 	if (!strcmp(tbl->name, IPA_DFLT_RT_TBL_NAME) &&
-	    (tbl->rule_cnt > 0) && (at_rear != 0)) {
-		IPAERR_RL("cannot add rule at end of tbl rule_cnt=%d at_rear=%d"
-				, tbl->rule_cnt, at_rear);
+	    (tbl->rule_cnt > 0)) {
+		IPAERR_RL("cannot add rules to default rt table\n");
 		goto error;
 	}
 
@@ -1275,13 +1274,12 @@ int ipa3_add_rt_rule_after(struct ipa_ioc_add_rt_rule_after *rules)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * do not allow any rules to be added at end of the "default" routing
-	 * tables
+	 * do not allow any rule to be added at "default" routing
+	 * table
 	 */
 	if (!strcmp(tbl->name, IPA_DFLT_RT_TBL_NAME) &&
-			(&entry->link == tbl->head_rt_rule_list.prev)) {
-		IPAERR_RL("cannot add rule at end of tbl rule_cnt=%d\n",
-			tbl->rule_cnt);
+		(tbl->rule_cnt > 0)) {
+		IPAERR_RL("cannot add rules to default rt table\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto bail;
 	}
@@ -1740,6 +1738,10 @@ 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
 	 */