diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
index 6cfc9dc165378..821dfd323fa9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
@@ -3131,8 +3131,8 @@ static int ixgbe_set_rxfh(struct net_device *netdev, const u32 *indir,
 	int i;
 	u32 reta_entries = ixgbe_rss_indir_tbl_entries(adapter);
 
-	if (hfunc)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (hfunc != ETH_RSS_HASH_NO_CHANGE && hfunc != ETH_RSS_HASH_TOP)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	/* Fill out the redirection table */
 	if (indir) {