diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_nvram.c b/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_nvram.c
index 68f14d5..5d7a66f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_nvram.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_nvram.c
@@ -2207,6 +2207,7 @@ ef10_nvram_type_to_partn(
 	size_t parttbl_rows = 0;
 	unsigned int i;
 
+	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(type, !=, EFX_NVRAM_INVALID);
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(type, <, EFX_NVRAM_NTYPES);
 	EFSYS_ASSERT(partnp != NULL);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_nvram.c b/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_nvram.c
index affe496..6bd7fc2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_nvram.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_nvram.c
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@ efx_nvram_size(
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_magic, ==, EFX_NIC_MAGIC);
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_mod_flags, &, EFX_MOD_NVRAM);
 
-	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(type, <, EFX_NVRAM_NTYPES);
-
 	if ((rc = envop->envo_type_to_partn(enp, type, &partn)) != 0)
 		goto fail1;
 
@@ -196,8 +194,6 @@ efx_nvram_get_version(
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_mod_flags, &, EFX_MOD_PROBE);
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_mod_flags, &, EFX_MOD_NVRAM);
 
-	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(type, <, EFX_NVRAM_NTYPES);
-
 	if ((rc = envop->envo_type_to_partn(enp, type, &partn)) != 0)
 		goto fail1;
 
@@ -228,9 +224,6 @@ efx_nvram_rw_start(
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_magic, ==, EFX_NIC_MAGIC);
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_mod_flags, &, EFX_MOD_NVRAM);
 
-	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(type, <, EFX_NVRAM_NTYPES);
-	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(type, !=, EFX_NVRAM_INVALID);
-
 	if ((rc = envop->envo_type_to_partn(enp, type, &partn)) != 0)
 		goto fail1;
 
@@ -266,9 +259,6 @@ efx_nvram_read_chunk(
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_magic, ==, EFX_NIC_MAGIC);
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_mod_flags, &, EFX_MOD_NVRAM);
 
-	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(type, <, EFX_NVRAM_NTYPES);
-	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(type, !=, EFX_NVRAM_INVALID);
-
 	if ((rc = envop->envo_type_to_partn(enp, type, &partn)) != 0)
 		goto fail1;
 
@@ -307,9 +297,6 @@ efx_nvram_read_backup(
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_magic, ==, EFX_NIC_MAGIC);
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_mod_flags, &, EFX_MOD_NVRAM);
 
-	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(type, <, EFX_NVRAM_NTYPES);
-	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(type, !=, EFX_NVRAM_INVALID);
-
 	if ((rc = envop->envo_type_to_partn(enp, type, &partn)) != 0)
 		goto fail1;
 
@@ -343,9 +330,6 @@ efx_nvram_erase(
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_magic, ==, EFX_NIC_MAGIC);
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_mod_flags, &, EFX_MOD_NVRAM);
 
-	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(type, <, EFX_NVRAM_NTYPES);
-	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(type, !=, EFX_NVRAM_INVALID);
-
 	if ((rc = envop->envo_type_to_partn(enp, type, &partn)) != 0)
 		goto fail1;
 
@@ -384,9 +368,6 @@ efx_nvram_write_chunk(
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_magic, ==, EFX_NIC_MAGIC);
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_mod_flags, &, EFX_MOD_NVRAM);
 
-	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(type, <, EFX_NVRAM_NTYPES);
-	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(type, !=, EFX_NVRAM_INVALID);
-
 	if ((rc = envop->envo_type_to_partn(enp, type, &partn)) != 0)
 		goto fail1;
 
@@ -419,9 +400,6 @@ efx_nvram_rw_finish(
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_magic, ==, EFX_NIC_MAGIC);
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_mod_flags, &, EFX_MOD_NVRAM);
 
-	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(type, <, EFX_NVRAM_NTYPES);
-	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(type, !=, EFX_NVRAM_INVALID);
-
 	if ((rc = envop->envo_type_to_partn(enp, type, &partn)) != 0)
 		goto fail1;
 
@@ -465,8 +443,6 @@ efx_nvram_set_version(
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_mod_flags, &, EFX_MOD_PROBE);
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_mod_flags, &, EFX_MOD_NVRAM);
 
-	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(type, <, EFX_NVRAM_NTYPES);
-
 	if ((rc = envop->envo_type_to_partn(enp, type, &partn)) != 0)
 		goto fail1;
 
@@ -506,9 +482,6 @@ efx_nvram_validate(
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_mod_flags, &, EFX_MOD_PROBE);
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_mod_flags, &, EFX_MOD_NVRAM);
 
-	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(type, <, EFX_NVRAM_NTYPES);
-
-
 	if ((rc = envop->envo_type_to_partn(enp, type, &partn)) != 0)
 		goto fail1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/base/siena_nvram.c b/drivers/net/sfc/base/siena_nvram.c
index bb78ae0..33628c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/base/siena_nvram.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/base/siena_nvram.c
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ siena_nvram_type_to_partn(
 	efx_mcdi_iface_t *emip = &(enp->en_mcdi.em_emip);
 	unsigned int i;
 
+	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(type, !=, EFX_NVRAM_INVALID);
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(type, <, EFX_NVRAM_NTYPES);
 	EFSYS_ASSERT(partnp != NULL);
 
