diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
index 3f44e2bbb9824caad9068e7ce6f03e1a2df382f2..a2ddf3d75ff8ff8956763b924bc2fda8b156c222 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
@@ -1102,20 +1102,21 @@ static int mlx4_en_check_rxfh_func(struct net_device *dev, u8 hfunc)
 	struct mlx4_en_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	/* check if requested function is supported by the device */
-	if ((hfunc == ETH_RSS_HASH_TOP &&
-	     !(priv->mdev->dev->caps.flags2 & MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG2_RSS_TOP)) ||
-	    (hfunc == ETH_RSS_HASH_XOR &&
-	     !(priv->mdev->dev->caps.flags2 & MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG2_RSS_XOR)))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (hfunc == ETH_RSS_HASH_TOP) {
+		if (!(priv->mdev->dev->caps.flags2 & MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG2_RSS_TOP))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		if (!(dev->features & NETIF_F_RXHASH))
+			en_warn(priv, "Toeplitz hash function should be used in conjunction with RX hashing for optimal performance\n");
+		return 0;
+	} else if (hfunc == ETH_RSS_HASH_XOR) {
+		if (!(priv->mdev->dev->caps.flags2 & MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG2_RSS_XOR))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		if (dev->features & NETIF_F_RXHASH)
+			en_warn(priv, "Enabling both XOR Hash function and RX Hashing can limit RPS functionality\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
 
-	priv->rss_hash_fn = hfunc;
-	if (hfunc == ETH_RSS_HASH_TOP && !(dev->features & NETIF_F_RXHASH))
-		en_warn(priv,
-			"Toeplitz hash function should be used in conjunction with RX hashing for optimal performance\n");
-	if (hfunc == ETH_RSS_HASH_XOR && (dev->features & NETIF_F_RXHASH))
-		en_warn(priv,
-			"Enabling both XOR Hash function and RX Hashing can limit RPS functionality\n");
-	return 0;
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 static int mlx4_en_get_rxfh(struct net_device *dev, u32 *ring_index, u8 *key,
@@ -1189,6 +1190,8 @@ static int mlx4_en_set_rxfh(struct net_device *dev, const u32 *ring_index,
 		priv->prof->rss_rings = rss_rings;
 	if (key)
 		memcpy(priv->rss_key, key, MLX4_EN_RSS_KEY_SIZE);
+	if (hfunc !=  ETH_RSS_HASH_NO_CHANGE)
+		priv->rss_hash_fn = hfunc;
 
 	if (port_up) {
 		err = mlx4_en_start_port(dev);