diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_mapper.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_mapper.c
index 35b5d72..5db0da7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_mapper.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_mapper.c
@@ -324,13 +324,14 @@ ulp_mapper_ident_fields_get(struct bnxt_ulp_mapper_class_tbl_info *tbl,
 
 static struct bnxt_ulp_mapper_cache_entry *
 ulp_mapper_cache_entry_get(struct bnxt_ulp_context *ulp,
-			   enum bnxt_ulp_cache_tbl_id id,
+			   uint32_t id,
 			   uint16_t key)
 {
 	struct bnxt_ulp_mapper_data *mapper_data;
 
 	mapper_data = bnxt_ulp_cntxt_ptr2_mapper_data_get(ulp);
-	if (!mapper_data || !mapper_data->cache_tbl[id]) {
+	if (!mapper_data || id >= BNXT_ULP_CACHE_TBL_MAX_SZ ||
+	    !mapper_data->cache_tbl[id]) {
 		BNXT_TF_DBG(ERR, "Unable to acquire the cache tbl (%d)\n", id);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -1691,8 +1692,15 @@ ulp_mapper_cache_tbl_process(struct bnxt_ulp_mapper_parms *parms,
 	 */
 	cache_key = ulp_blob_data_get(&key, &tmplen);
 	ckey = (uint16_t *)cache_key;
+
+	/*
+	 * The id computed based on resource sub type and direction where
+	 * dir is the bit0 and rest of the bits come from resource
+	 * sub type.
+	 */
 	cache_entry = ulp_mapper_cache_entry_get(parms->ulp_ctx,
-						 tbl->cache_tbl_id,
+						 (tbl->resource_sub_type << 1 |
+						 (tbl->direction & 0x1)),
 						 *ckey);
 
 	/*
@@ -1756,12 +1764,13 @@ ulp_mapper_cache_tbl_process(struct bnxt_ulp_mapper_parms *parms,
 	fid_parms.resource_func	= tbl->resource_func;
 
 	/*
-	 * Cache resource type is composed of both table_type and cache_tbl_id
-	 * need to set it appropriately via setter.
+	 * Cache resource type is composed of table_type, resource
+	 * sub type and direction, it needs to set appropriately via setter.
 	 */
 	ulp_mapper_cache_res_type_set(&fid_parms,
 				      tbl->resource_type,
-				      tbl->cache_tbl_id);
+				      (tbl->resource_sub_type << 1 |
+				       (tbl->direction & 0x1)));
 	fid_parms.resource_hndl	= (uint64_t)*ckey;
 	fid_parms.critical_resource = tbl->critical_resource;
 	rc = ulp_flow_db_resource_add(parms->ulp_ctx,
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_template_db.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_template_db.c
index 9b793a2..140f96a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_template_db.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_template_db.c
@@ -606,7 +606,6 @@ struct bnxt_ulp_mapper_class_tbl_info ulp_class_tbl_list[] = {
 	.ident_nums = 1,
 	.mark_enable = BNXT_ULP_MARK_ENABLE_NO,
 	.critical_resource = 0,
-	.cache_tbl_id = BNXT_ULP_CACHE_TBL_ID_L2_CNTXT_TCAM_INGRESS,
 	.regfile_wr_idx = BNXT_ULP_REGFILE_INDEX_NOT_USED
 	},
 	{
@@ -627,7 +626,6 @@ struct bnxt_ulp_mapper_class_tbl_info ulp_class_tbl_list[] = {
 	.ident_nums = 0,
 	.mark_enable = BNXT_ULP_MARK_ENABLE_NO,
 	.critical_resource = 0,
-	.cache_tbl_id = 0,
 	.regfile_wr_idx = BNXT_ULP_REGFILE_INDEX_NOT_USED
 	},
 	{
@@ -648,7 +646,6 @@ struct bnxt_ulp_mapper_class_tbl_info ulp_class_tbl_list[] = {
 	.ident_nums = 1,
 	.mark_enable = BNXT_ULP_MARK_ENABLE_NO,
 	.critical_resource = 0,
-	.cache_tbl_id = BNXT_ULP_CACHE_TBL_ID_PROFILE_TCAM_INGRESS,
 	.regfile_wr_idx = BNXT_ULP_REGFILE_INDEX_NOT_USED
 	},
 	{
@@ -669,7 +666,6 @@ struct bnxt_ulp_mapper_class_tbl_info ulp_class_tbl_list[] = {
 	.ident_nums = 0,
 	.mark_enable = BNXT_ULP_MARK_ENABLE_NO,
 	.critical_resource = 0,
-	.cache_tbl_id = 0,
 	.regfile_wr_idx = BNXT_ULP_REGFILE_INDEX_NOT_USED
 	},
 	{
@@ -690,7 +686,6 @@ struct bnxt_ulp_mapper_class_tbl_info ulp_class_tbl_list[] = {
 	.ident_nums = 0,
 	.mark_enable = BNXT_ULP_MARK_ENABLE_YES,
 	.critical_resource = 1,
-	.cache_tbl_id = 0,
 	.regfile_wr_idx = BNXT_ULP_REGFILE_INDEX_NOT_USED
 	}
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_template_struct.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_template_struct.h
index ce449d0..eebe035 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_template_struct.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/tf_ulp/ulp_template_struct.h
@@ -182,8 +182,6 @@ struct bnxt_ulp_mapper_class_tbl_info {
 
 	uint8_t		mark_enable;
 	enum bnxt_ulp_regfile_index	regfile_wr_idx;
-
-	enum bnxt_ulp_cache_tbl_id cache_tbl_id;
 };
 
 struct bnxt_ulp_mapper_act_tbl_info {
