diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
index 3558a36b1c2d07d05eae0edb926c83285f69c10d..dcdbd00d02596a424ef0570ccb96ba5457d20d65 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
@@ -4834,10 +4834,6 @@ netdev_features_t bnx2x_fix_features(struct net_device *dev,
 		features &= ~NETIF_F_GRO;
 	}
 
-	/* Note: do not disable SW GRO in kernel when HW GRO is off */
-	if (bp->disable_tpa)
-		features &= ~NETIF_F_LRO;
-
 	return features;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
index b9f85fccb419be528ae328efc3af4303f0498103..2d067c937bd1ad01c679bc8651b8a80fd3b48374 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -12108,10 +12108,10 @@ static int bnx2x_init_bp(struct bnx2x *bp)
 	/* Set TPA flags */
 	if (bp->disable_tpa) {
 		bp->flags &= ~(TPA_ENABLE_FLAG | GRO_ENABLE_FLAG);
+		bp->dev->hw_features &= ~NETIF_F_LRO;
 		bp->dev->features &= ~NETIF_F_LRO;
 	} else {
 		bp->flags |= (TPA_ENABLE_FLAG | GRO_ENABLE_FLAG);
-		bp->dev->features |= NETIF_F_LRO;
 	}
 
 	if (CHIP_IS_E1(bp))