diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_rt.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_rt.c
index 5220ef22d48..a8499550017 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_rt.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_rt.c
@@ -611,13 +611,12 @@ static int __ipa_add_rt_rule(enum ipa_ip_type ip, const char *name,
 		goto fail_rt_tbl_sanity;
 	}
 	/*
-	 * 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 (!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_RL("cannot add rules to default rt table\n");
 		goto fail_rt_tbl_sanity;
 	}