diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ll2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ll2.c
index 3c695da890dfd..ad67d36956e84 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ll2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ll2.c
@@ -1597,8 +1597,20 @@ qed_ll2_prepare_tx_packet_set_bd(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 	roce_flavor = (pkt->qed_roce_flavor == QED_LL2_ROCE) ? CORE_ROCE
 							     : CORE_RROCE;
 
-	tx_dest = (pkt->tx_dest == QED_LL2_TX_DEST_NW) ? CORE_TX_DEST_NW
-						       : CORE_TX_DEST_LB;
+	switch (pkt->tx_dest) {
+	case QED_LL2_TX_DEST_NW:
+		tx_dest = CORE_TX_DEST_NW;
+		break;
+	case QED_LL2_TX_DEST_LB:
+		tx_dest = CORE_TX_DEST_LB;
+		break;
+	case QED_LL2_TX_DEST_DROP:
+		tx_dest = CORE_TX_DEST_DROP;
+		break;
+	default:
+		tx_dest = CORE_TX_DEST_LB;
+		break;
+	}
 
 	start_bd = (struct core_tx_bd *)qed_chain_produce(p_tx_chain);
 	start_bd->nw_vlan_or_lb_echo = cpu_to_le16(pkt->vlan);
diff --git a/include/linux/qed/qed_ll2_if.h b/include/linux/qed/qed_ll2_if.h
index d7cca590b743f..95fdf02a3bbe4 100644
--- a/include/linux/qed/qed_ll2_if.h
+++ b/include/linux/qed/qed_ll2_if.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ enum qed_ll2_roce_flavor_type {
 enum qed_ll2_tx_dest {
 	QED_LL2_TX_DEST_NW, /* Light L2 TX Destination to the Network */
 	QED_LL2_TX_DEST_LB, /* Light L2 TX Destination to the Loopback */
+	QED_LL2_TX_DEST_DROP, /* Light L2 Drop the TX packet */
 	QED_LL2_TX_DEST_MAX
 };