diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
index e77ba0d5866d0cc64aae1aae57568638dc95e751..5975d432836f8d35488358f9322e6b0020c394d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
@@ -2865,7 +2865,7 @@ static int igb_update_ethtool_nfc_entry(struct igb_adapter *adapter,
 
 	/* add filter to the list */
 	if (parent)
-		hlist_add_behind(&parent->nfc_node, &input->nfc_node);
+		hlist_add_behind(&input->nfc_node, &parent->nfc_node);
 	else
 		hlist_add_head(&input->nfc_node, &adapter->nfc_filter_list);