diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_selftest.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_selftest.c
index 31e3cb7ee5feeb35ce383c5582bc800733b81643..5621dcfda4f1868c6bccdff9cd220b7a43d46dd3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_selftest.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_selftest.c
@@ -204,9 +204,6 @@ mlx5e_test_loopback_validate(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct iphdr *iph;
 
 	/* We are only going to peek, no need to clone the SKB */
-	if (skb->protocol != htons(ETH_P_IP))
-		goto out;
-
 	if (MLX5E_TEST_PKT_SIZE - ETH_HLEN > skb_headlen(skb))
 		goto out;
 
@@ -249,7 +246,7 @@ static int mlx5e_test_loopback_setup(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 	lbtp->loopback_ok = false;
 	init_completion(&lbtp->comp);
 
-	lbtp->pt.type = htons(ETH_P_ALL);
+	lbtp->pt.type = htons(ETH_P_IP);
 	lbtp->pt.func = mlx5e_test_loopback_validate;
 	lbtp->pt.dev = priv->netdev;
 	lbtp->pt.af_packet_priv = lbtp;