diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
index add124e0381d68272397901e4e1b020978acd2cc..b27f7a968820d6f62417fb32e74817faa7a6cb89 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "ixgbe.h"
 #include <net/xfrm.h>
 #include <crypto/aead.h>
+#include <linux/if_bridge.h>
 
 /**
  * ixgbe_ipsec_set_tx_sa - set the Tx SA registers
@@ -676,7 +677,8 @@ static int ixgbe_ipsec_add_sa(struct xfrm_state *xs)
 	} else {
 		struct tx_sa tsa;
 
-		if (adapter->num_vfs)
+		if (adapter->num_vfs &&
+		    adapter->bridge_mode != BRIDGE_MODE_VEPA)
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 		/* find the first unused index */