diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
index 596d7943024fa20a685a7c80fc1f0510f99ac7c0..074e9baf069a02e54c2830a1fce3f7874936ec39 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
@@ -2677,6 +2677,8 @@ static int ixgbe_add_ethtool_fdir_entry(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 	/* program filters to filter memory */
 	err = ixgbe_fdir_write_perfect_filter_82599(hw,
 				&input->filter, input->sw_idx,
+				(input->action == IXGBE_FDIR_DROP_QUEUE) ?
+				IXGBE_FDIR_DROP_QUEUE :
 				adapter->rx_ring[input->action]->reg_idx);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out_w_lock;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 2886daec70aeea245b5023081421068cdb5a7b2d..916a2b64e5f5c01ebe6a30fd5a263457f6c90d97 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -3755,9 +3755,11 @@ static void ixgbe_fdir_filter_restore(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(filter, node, node2,
 				  &adapter->fdir_filter_list, fdir_node) {
 		ixgbe_fdir_write_perfect_filter_82599(hw,
-						      &filter->filter,
-						      filter->sw_idx,
-						      filter->action);
+				&filter->filter,
+				filter->sw_idx,
+				(filter->action == IXGBE_FDIR_DROP_QUEUE) ?
+				IXGBE_FDIR_DROP_QUEUE :
+				adapter->rx_ring[filter->action]->reg_idx);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock(&adapter->fdir_perfect_lock);