diff --git a/net/sched/cls_flower.c b/net/sched/cls_flower.c
index 1ea6f76e64b650c2b87f8169a0b226d8885bed6c..5060801a2f6db6f24d3d31f7b182cb72b072aa4a 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_flower.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_flower.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static int fl_classify(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tcf_proto *tp,
 	f = rhashtable_lookup_fast(&head->ht,
 				   fl_key_get_start(&skb_mkey, &head->mask),
 				   head->ht_params);
-	if (f && !(f->flags & TCA_CLS_FLAGS_SKIP_SW)) {
+	if (f && !tc_skip_sw(f->flags)) {
 		*res = f->res;
 		return tcf_exts_exec(skb, &f->exts, res);
 	}
@@ -187,19 +187,20 @@ static void fl_hw_destroy_filter(struct tcf_proto *tp, unsigned long cookie)
 	dev->netdev_ops->ndo_setup_tc(dev, tp->q->handle, tp->protocol, &tc);
 }
 
-static void fl_hw_replace_filter(struct tcf_proto *tp,
-				 struct flow_dissector *dissector,
-				 struct fl_flow_key *mask,
-				 struct fl_flow_key *key,
-				 struct tcf_exts *actions,
-				 unsigned long cookie, u32 flags)
+static int fl_hw_replace_filter(struct tcf_proto *tp,
+				struct flow_dissector *dissector,
+				struct fl_flow_key *mask,
+				struct fl_flow_key *key,
+				struct tcf_exts *actions,
+				unsigned long cookie, u32 flags)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = tp->q->dev_queue->dev;
 	struct tc_cls_flower_offload offload = {0};
 	struct tc_to_netdev tc;
+	int err;
 
 	if (!tc_should_offload(dev, tp, flags))
-		return;
+		return tc_skip_sw(flags) ? -EINVAL : 0;
 
 	offload.command = TC_CLSFLOWER_REPLACE;
 	offload.cookie = cookie;
@@ -211,7 +212,12 @@ static void fl_hw_replace_filter(struct tcf_proto *tp,
 	tc.type = TC_SETUP_CLSFLOWER;
 	tc.cls_flower = &offload;
 
-	dev->netdev_ops->ndo_setup_tc(dev, tp->q->handle, tp->protocol, &tc);
+	err = dev->netdev_ops->ndo_setup_tc(dev, tp->q->handle, tp->protocol, &tc);
+
+	if (tc_skip_sw(flags))
+		return err;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void fl_hw_update_stats(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct cls_fl_filter *f)
@@ -572,20 +578,22 @@ static int fl_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 	if (err)
 		goto errout;
 
-	if (!(fnew->flags & TCA_CLS_FLAGS_SKIP_SW)) {
+	if (!tc_skip_sw(fnew->flags)) {
 		err = rhashtable_insert_fast(&head->ht, &fnew->ht_node,
 					     head->ht_params);
 		if (err)
 			goto errout;
 	}
 
-	fl_hw_replace_filter(tp,
-			     &head->dissector,
-			     &mask.key,
-			     &fnew->key,
-			     &fnew->exts,
-			     (unsigned long)fnew,
-			     fnew->flags);
+	err = fl_hw_replace_filter(tp,
+				   &head->dissector,
+				   &mask.key,
+				   &fnew->key,
+				   &fnew->exts,
+				   (unsigned long)fnew,
+				   fnew->flags);
+	if (err)
+		goto errout;
 
 	if (fold) {
 		rhashtable_remove_fast(&head->ht, &fold->ht_node,