diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 5ce950629ce9c2b03a4781b12aa231d7f49e9f0d..c3dfaa5151aaaa1f86cd3a42aee104702eaab460 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -7347,7 +7347,7 @@ static int bnxt_setup_tc_block_cb(enum tc_setup_type type, void *type_data,
 {
 	struct bnxt *bp = cb_priv;
 
-	if (!bnxt_tc_flower_enabled(bp))
+	if (!bnxt_tc_flower_enabled(bp) || !tc_can_offload(bp->dev))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	switch (type) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_vfr.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_vfr.c
index c1761ed5785e1ad0b98e8ebd9292295d5cdbf12d..b6aa7db9970520412e26dd3cfd7f3a24a222746a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_vfr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_vfr.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static int bnxt_vf_rep_setup_tc_block_cb(enum tc_setup_type type,
 	struct bnxt *bp = vf_rep->bp;
 	int vf_fid = bp->pf.vf[vf_rep->vf_idx].fw_fid;
 
-	if (!bnxt_tc_flower_enabled(vf_rep->bp))
+	if (!bnxt_tc_flower_enabled(vf_rep->bp) || !tc_can_offload(bp->dev))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	switch (type) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
index 8fd41917c07ac6e855c9d8f1f907ee66f7fb3dc7..6f900ffe25cccaec30b3dfba70226ad08398900a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
@@ -2943,6 +2943,9 @@ static int cxgb_setup_tc_block_cb(enum tc_setup_type type, void *type_data,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (!tc_can_offload(dev))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	switch (type) {
 	case TC_SETUP_CLSU32:
 		return cxgb_setup_tc_cls_u32(dev, type_data);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 38bd2e339e482c2f473db36a7f298976fcab2e69..507977994a03a338a3907af839f7e30209029f7b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -9386,6 +9386,9 @@ static int ixgbe_setup_tc_block_cb(enum tc_setup_type type, void *type_data,
 {
 	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = cb_priv;
 
+	if (!tc_can_offload(adapter->netdev))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	switch (type) {
 	case TC_SETUP_CLSU32:
 		return ixgbe_setup_tc_cls_u32(adapter, type_data);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 560b208c048366313dcd649c4fd7088eb1337f3c..28ae00b3eb88abcbbc2368b0ff423e6464aad8da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -3106,6 +3106,9 @@ int mlx5e_setup_tc_block_cb(enum tc_setup_type type, void *type_data,
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = cb_priv;
 
+	if (!tc_can_offload(priv->netdev))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	switch (type) {
 	case TC_SETUP_CLSFLOWER:
 		return mlx5e_setup_tc_cls_flower(priv, type_data);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index 0edb7065d811645bf2eca1197dd9ec18eb958bdf..2c43606c26b59871d2232ab14c816b10cb8bdc83 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -682,6 +682,9 @@ static int mlx5e_rep_setup_tc_cb(enum tc_setup_type type, void *type_data,
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = cb_priv;
 
+	if (!tc_can_offload(priv->netdev))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	switch (type) {
 	case TC_SETUP_CLSFLOWER:
 		return mlx5e_rep_setup_tc_cls_flower(priv, type_data);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index 021926974da60a0edc599dafca3525a401df08c0..3f4be9556e56fe18fb15687091135106a3cabad7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -1738,6 +1738,9 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_setup_tc_block_cb(enum tc_setup_type type, void *type_data,
 {
 	struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port = cb_priv;
 
+	if (!tc_can_offload(mlxsw_sp_port->dev))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	switch (type) {
 	case TC_SETUP_CLSMATCHALL:
 		return mlxsw_sp_setup_tc_cls_matchall(mlxsw_sp_port, type_data,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/main.c
index f15a186f6c871c6872c1a78e1a1212abbd3e1f1e..04424db24b80ce0831ad5caade363a1df9be3ff3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/main.c
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ static int nfp_bpf_setup_tc_block_cb(enum tc_setup_type type,
 	struct tc_cls_bpf_offload *cls_bpf = type_data;
 	struct nfp_net *nn = cb_priv;
 
+	if (!tc_can_offload(nn->dp.netdev))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	switch (type) {
 	case TC_SETUP_CLSBPF:
 		if (!nfp_net_ebpf_capable(nn) ||
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/offload.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/offload.c
index c47753fdb55bf50a9698fdc4e6cfa658ec39bf3a..7c6cab176293b0ef6e2c610fe7557115a525c059 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/offload.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/offload.c
@@ -470,6 +470,9 @@ static int nfp_flower_setup_tc_block_cb(enum tc_setup_type type,
 {
 	struct nfp_net *nn = cb_priv;
 
+	if (!tc_can_offload(nn->dp.netdev))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	switch (type) {
 	case TC_SETUP_CLSFLOWER:
 		return nfp_flower_repr_offload(nn->app, nn->port->netdev,
diff --git a/include/net/pkt_cls.h b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
index 37c5ef766655baf23e5dfb0eb0aa1b8be239d5fc..d15c40c7bde733c3b6d357f4015b1e9c57c4f75a 100644
--- a/include/net/pkt_cls.h
+++ b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
@@ -611,11 +611,7 @@ struct tc_cls_u32_offload {
 
 static inline bool tc_can_offload(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	if (!(dev->features & NETIF_F_HW_TC))
-		return false;
-	if (!dev->netdev_ops->ndo_setup_tc)
-		return false;
-	return true;
+	return dev->features & NETIF_F_HW_TC;
 }
 
 static inline bool tc_skip_hw(u32 flags)
@@ -623,13 +619,6 @@ static inline bool tc_skip_hw(u32 flags)
 	return (flags & TCA_CLS_FLAGS_SKIP_HW) ? true : false;
 }
 
-static inline bool tc_should_offload(const struct net_device *dev, u32 flags)
-{
-	if (tc_skip_hw(flags))
-		return false;
-	return tc_can_offload(dev);
-}
-
 static inline bool tc_skip_sw(u32 flags)
 {
 	return (flags & TCA_CLS_FLAGS_SKIP_SW) ? true : false;
diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 48b954a76b0d9bafa1e115fd09f5d4418acfc68e..9b75d0ac40929b549851faa941f3620f716bbe5b 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -799,6 +799,9 @@ static int dsa_slave_setup_tc_block_cb(enum tc_setup_type type, void *type_data,
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = cb_priv;
 
+	if (!tc_can_offload(dev))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	switch (type) {
 	case TC_SETUP_CLSMATCHALL:
 		return dsa_slave_setup_tc_cls_matchall(dev, type_data, ingress);
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 2c03fcbc7188c6b42cb770764cef94d12a0b519f..a26c690b48ace997d958fa095c163efbeb8cb0c0 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static void tcf_block_offload_cmd(struct tcf_block *block, struct Qdisc *q,
 	struct net_device *dev = q->dev_queue->dev;
 	struct tc_block_offload bo = {};
 
-	if (!tc_can_offload(dev))
+	if (!dev->netdev_ops->ndo_setup_tc)
 		return;
 	bo.command = command;
 	bo.binder_type = ei->binder_type;
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ static int tc_exts_setup_cb_egdev_call(struct tcf_exts *exts,
 		if (!a->ops->get_dev)
 			continue;
 		dev = a->ops->get_dev(a);
-		if (!dev || !tc_can_offload(dev))
+		if (!dev)
 			continue;
 		ret = tc_setup_cb_egdev_call(dev, type, type_data, err_stop);
 		if (ret < 0)