diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
index f45c0caf3240c4d87c555a7c5bdf2571d940102e..fb23d575d6336b86c441d834dc930f1541d7da60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -3666,7 +3666,8 @@ static int  bnx2x_cnic_handle_cfc_del(struct bnx2x *bp, u32 cid,
 				      union event_ring_elem *elem)
 {
 	if (!bp->cnic_eth_dev.starting_cid  ||
-	    cid < bp->cnic_eth_dev.starting_cid)
+	    (cid < bp->cnic_eth_dev.starting_cid &&
+	    cid != bp->cnic_eth_dev.iscsi_l2_cid))
 		return 1;
 
 	DP(BNX2X_MSG_SP, "got delete ramrod for CNIC CID %d\n", cid);