diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
index 7245b1072518fff31566c471b6eb32b512e41846..81312924df1407092fd1dd43cc0555d16976160b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
@@ -1824,22 +1824,44 @@ struct qlcnic_hardware_ops {
 	u32 (*get_cap_size)(void *, int);
 	void (*set_sys_info)(void *, int, u32);
 	void (*store_cap_mask)(void *, u32);
+	bool (*encap_rx_offload) (struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter);
+	bool (*encap_tx_offload) (struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter);
 };
 
 extern struct qlcnic_nic_template qlcnic_vf_ops;
 
-static inline bool qlcnic_encap_tx_offload(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
+static inline bool qlcnic_83xx_encap_tx_offload(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	return adapter->ahw->extra_capability[0] &
 	       QLCNIC_83XX_FW_CAPAB_ENCAP_TX_OFFLOAD;
 }
 
-static inline bool qlcnic_encap_rx_offload(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
+static inline bool qlcnic_83xx_encap_rx_offload(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	return adapter->ahw->extra_capability[0] &
 	       QLCNIC_83XX_FW_CAPAB_ENCAP_RX_OFFLOAD;
 }
 
+static inline bool qlcnic_82xx_encap_tx_offload(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
+static inline bool qlcnic_82xx_encap_rx_offload(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
+{
+        return false;
+}
+
+static inline bool qlcnic_encap_rx_offload(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
+{
+        return adapter->ahw->hw_ops->encap_rx_offload(adapter);
+}
+
+static inline bool qlcnic_encap_tx_offload(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
+{
+        return adapter->ahw->hw_ops->encap_tx_offload(adapter);
+}
+
 static inline int qlcnic_start_firmware(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	return adapter->nic_ops->start_firmware(adapter);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
index 4fb68797630e9531e7ffc4e7bc7c015313a44063..f7080d0ab8746263c6955163640964eac2fd2cb0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ static struct qlcnic_hardware_ops qlcnic_83xx_hw_ops = {
 	.get_cap_size			= qlcnic_83xx_get_cap_size,
 	.set_sys_info			= qlcnic_83xx_set_sys_info,
 	.store_cap_mask			= qlcnic_83xx_store_cap_mask,
+	.encap_rx_offload		= qlcnic_83xx_encap_rx_offload,
+	.encap_tx_offload		= qlcnic_83xx_encap_tx_offload,
 };
 
 static struct qlcnic_nic_template qlcnic_83xx_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index b6628aaa6e4a45a8eaecd9d5fc4ea8136d7a07af..1b5f7d57b6f8fed6a8b232adfdee76b2cbaff13f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -632,6 +632,8 @@ static struct qlcnic_hardware_ops qlcnic_hw_ops = {
 	.get_cap_size			= qlcnic_82xx_get_cap_size,
 	.set_sys_info			= qlcnic_82xx_set_sys_info,
 	.store_cap_mask			= qlcnic_82xx_store_cap_mask,
+	.encap_rx_offload               = qlcnic_82xx_encap_rx_offload,
+	.encap_tx_offload               = qlcnic_82xx_encap_tx_offload,
 };
 
 static int qlcnic_check_multi_tx_capability(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_common.c
index 2f656f395f39699e4cec53f4ff25ea7e745d1041..c58180f408448e9a86a7ce40c6fb286063a6afb0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_common.c
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ static struct qlcnic_hardware_ops qlcnic_sriov_vf_hw_ops = {
 	.free_mac_list			= qlcnic_sriov_vf_free_mac_list,
 	.enable_sds_intr		= qlcnic_83xx_enable_sds_intr,
 	.disable_sds_intr		= qlcnic_83xx_disable_sds_intr,
+	.encap_rx_offload               = qlcnic_83xx_encap_rx_offload,
+	.encap_tx_offload               = qlcnic_83xx_encap_tx_offload,
 };
 
 static struct qlcnic_nic_template qlcnic_sriov_vf_ops = {