diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/qdisc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/qdisc.c
index 979afb3ea8555c1715aa0a41d6ebda6ed1e0bd8d..bb05f9ee0401c94bbedf1e667ada55aa9c35cb1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/qdisc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/abm/qdisc.c
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ nfp_abm_red_check_params(struct nfp_abm_link *alink,
 			 opt->parent, opt->handle);
 		return false;
 	}
+	if (opt->set.is_harddrop) {
+		nfp_warn(cpp, "RED offload failed - harddrop is not supported (p:%08x h:%08x)\n",
+			 opt->parent, opt->handle);
+		return false;
+	}
 	if (opt->set.min != opt->set.max) {
 		nfp_warn(cpp, "RED offload failed - unsupported min/max parameters (p:%08x h:%08x)\n",
 			 opt->parent, opt->handle);