diff --git a/net/ethtool/ioctl.c b/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
index 60453ac6f17e..71a1957f5042 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
@@ -1305,7 +1305,8 @@ static noinline_for_stack int ethtool_set_rxfh(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (rxfh.input_xfrm && rxfh.input_xfrm != RXH_XFRM_SYM_XOR &&
 	    rxfh.input_xfrm != RXH_XFRM_NO_CHANGE)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if ((rxfh.input_xfrm & RXH_XFRM_SYM_XOR) &&
+	if (rxfh.input_xfrm != RXH_XFRM_NO_CHANGE &&
+	    (rxfh.input_xfrm & RXH_XFRM_SYM_XOR) &&
 	    !ops->cap_rss_sym_xor_supported)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;