diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
index 0ae3177416c736ea5c48b2eead34a2c0553f7368..b918ba3640f9115dd829ec9af4cf83a4a9ddbf49 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
@@ -771,8 +771,10 @@ static int igb_set_eeprom(struct net_device *netdev,
 	if (eeprom->len == 0)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	if (hw->mac.type == e1000_i211)
+	if ((hw->mac.type >= e1000_i210) &&
+	    !igb_get_flash_presence_i210(hw)) {
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
 
 	if (eeprom->magic != (hw->vendor_id | (hw->device_id << 16)))
 		return -EFAULT;