diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 828ed28c3c149..d0b3a1bb82cac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -5113,9 +5113,13 @@ static int i40e_init_pf_dcb(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 				       DCB_CAP_DCBX_VER_IEEE;
 
 			pf->flags |= I40E_FLAG_DCB_CAPABLE;
-			/* Enable DCB tagging only when more than one TC */
+			/* Enable DCB tagging only when more than one TC
+			 * or explicitly disable if only one TC
+			 */
 			if (i40e_dcb_get_num_tc(&hw->local_dcbx_config) > 1)
 				pf->flags |= I40E_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED;
+			else
+				pf->flags &= ~I40E_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED;
 			dev_dbg(&pf->pdev->dev,
 				"DCBX offload is supported for this PF.\n");
 		}
@@ -5716,7 +5720,7 @@ static int i40e_handle_lldp_event(struct i40e_pf *pf,
 	u8 type;
 
 	/* Not DCB capable or capability disabled */
-	if (!(pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_DCB_CAPABLE))
+	if (!(pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED))
 		return ret;
 
 	/* Ignore if event is not for Nearest Bridge */
@@ -7896,6 +7900,7 @@ static int i40e_init_interrupt_scheme(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 #endif
 				       I40E_FLAG_RSS_ENABLED	|
 				       I40E_FLAG_DCB_CAPABLE	|
+				       I40E_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED	|
 				       I40E_FLAG_SRIOV_ENABLED	|
 				       I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED	|
 				       I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED	|
@@ -10502,6 +10507,7 @@ static void i40e_determine_queue_usage(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 			       I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED	|
 			       I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED	|
 			       I40E_FLAG_DCB_CAPABLE	|
+			       I40E_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED	|
 			       I40E_FLAG_SRIOV_ENABLED	|
 			       I40E_FLAG_VMDQ_ENABLED);
 	} else if (!(pf->flags & (I40E_FLAG_RSS_ENABLED |
@@ -10525,7 +10531,8 @@ static void i40e_determine_queue_usage(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 		/* Not enough queues for all TCs */
 		if ((pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_DCB_CAPABLE) &&
 		    (queues_left < I40E_MAX_TRAFFIC_CLASS)) {
-			pf->flags &= ~I40E_FLAG_DCB_CAPABLE;
+			pf->flags &= ~(I40E_FLAG_DCB_CAPABLE |
+					I40E_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED);
 			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "not enough queues for DCB. DCB is disabled.\n");
 		}
 		pf->num_lan_qps = max_t(int, pf->rss_size_max,
@@ -10922,7 +10929,7 @@ static int i40e_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	err = i40e_init_pf_dcb(pf);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "DCB init failed %d, disabled\n", err);
-		pf->flags &= ~I40E_FLAG_DCB_CAPABLE;
+		pf->flags &= ~(I40E_FLAG_DCB_CAPABLE & I40E_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED);
 		/* Continue without DCB enabled */
 	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_I40E_DCB */