diff --git a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_pfvf_pf_proto.c b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_pfvf_pf_proto.c
index b9b5e744a3f1..af8dbc7517cf 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_pfvf_pf_proto.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_pfvf_pf_proto.c
@@ -148,6 +148,16 @@ static struct pfvf_message handle_blkmsg_req(struct adf_accel_vf_info *vf_info,
 		blk_byte = FIELD_GET(ADF_VF2PF_SMALL_BLOCK_BYTE_MASK, req.data);
 		byte_max = ADF_VF2PF_SMALL_BLOCK_BYTE_MAX;
 		break;
+	default:
+		dev_err(&GET_DEV(vf_info->accel_dev),
+			"Invalid BlockMsg type 0x%.4x received from VF%u\n",
+			req.type, vf_info->vf_nr);
+		resp.type = ADF_PF2VF_MSGTYPE_BLKMSG_RESP;
+		resp.data = FIELD_PREP(ADF_PF2VF_BLKMSG_RESP_TYPE_MASK,
+				       ADF_PF2VF_BLKMSG_RESP_TYPE_ERROR) |
+			    FIELD_PREP(ADF_PF2VF_BLKMSG_RESP_DATA_MASK,
+				       ADF_PF2VF_UNSPECIFIED_ERROR);
+		return resp;
 	}
 
 	/* Is this a request for CRC or data? */