diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
index dd7062fed61adfff717d56db55d6b275059b7c07..85156fb53b629968ab296a937c42bb4ad05d62e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
@@ -1766,6 +1766,16 @@ s32 ixgbe_fdir_set_input_mask_82599(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_FDIRTCPM, ~fdirtcpm);
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_FDIRUDPM, ~fdirtcpm);
 
+	/* also use it for SCTP */
+	switch (hw->mac.type) {
+	case ixgbe_mac_X550:
+	case ixgbe_mac_X550EM_x:
+		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_FDIRSCTPM, ~fdirtcpm);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
 	/* store source and destination IP masks (big-enian) */
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG_BE32(hw, IXGBE_FDIRSIP4M,
 			     ~input_mask->formatted.src_ip[0]);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
index 63689192b149a0d44d1dcf1edcfbe39f6f9d8158..4e16d146739c2f1b6c5a50346d1051f276f0528f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ struct ixgbe_thermal_sensor_data {
 #define IXGBE_FDIRSIP4M 0x0EE40
 #define IXGBE_FDIRTCPM  0x0EE44
 #define IXGBE_FDIRUDPM  0x0EE48
+#define IXGBE_FDIRSCTPM	0x0EE78
 #define IXGBE_FDIRIP6M  0x0EE74
 #define IXGBE_FDIRM     0x0EE70