diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 42dcaefc4c1942777edf6044953ccd1f798cac2a..af792112a2d3da749d3b5e586b9fcf5adc9ec50d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -7505,6 +7505,8 @@ static int i40e_setup_tc_cls_flower(struct i40e_netdev_priv *np,
 {
 	struct i40e_vsi *vsi = np->vsi;
 
+	if (!tc_can_offload(vsi->netdev))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	if (cls_flower->common.chain_index)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;