diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c
index 16685a153c1012c9663d5113adc8cccf962a21ee..ccdc3fe13414fff51f6fa345356950b50c509c81 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -9968,12 +9968,14 @@ static int bnx2x_set_flags(struct net_device *dev, u32 data)
 
 	/* TPA requires Rx CSUM offloading */
 	if ((data & ETH_FLAG_LRO) && bp->rx_csum) {
-		if (!(dev->features & NETIF_F_LRO)) {
-			dev->features |= NETIF_F_LRO;
-			bp->flags |= TPA_ENABLE_FLAG;
-			changed = 1;
-		}
-
+		if (!disable_tpa) {
+			if (!(dev->features & NETIF_F_LRO)) {
+				dev->features |= NETIF_F_LRO;
+				bp->flags |= TPA_ENABLE_FLAG;
+				changed = 1;
+			}
+		} else
+			rc = -EINVAL;
 	} else if (dev->features & NETIF_F_LRO) {
 		dev->features &= ~NETIF_F_LRO;
 		bp->flags &= ~TPA_ENABLE_FLAG;