diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
index e0e8bc1ef14c47e93336df2c784d1ff14e6b4143..b84902e451fa6580ba9803ef4b6610d7dba2c611 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
@@ -2017,6 +2017,9 @@ int be_cmd_rss_config(struct be_adapter *adapter, u8 *rsstable,
 			0x3ea83c02, 0x4a110304};
 	int status;
 
+	if (!(be_if_cap_flags(adapter) & BE_IF_FLAGS_RSS))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&adapter->mbox_lock))
 		return -1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index 0fde69d5cb6afd610db5f2a57325e5d2e9f5ed94..6b774a5279af4bb55f28cb5b47997fbcfa759360 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -2744,13 +2744,16 @@ static int be_rx_qs_create(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 		if (!BEx_chip(adapter))
 			adapter->rss_flags |= RSS_ENABLE_UDP_IPV4 |
 						RSS_ENABLE_UDP_IPV6;
+	} else {
+		/* Disable RSS, if only default RX Q is created */
+		adapter->rss_flags = RSS_ENABLE_NONE;
+	}
 
-		rc = be_cmd_rss_config(adapter, rsstable, adapter->rss_flags,
-				       128);
-		if (rc) {
-			adapter->rss_flags = 0;
-			return rc;
-		}
+	rc = be_cmd_rss_config(adapter, rsstable, adapter->rss_flags,
+			       128);
+	if (rc) {
+		adapter->rss_flags = RSS_ENABLE_NONE;
+		return rc;
 	}
 
 	/* First time posting */