diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_ethtool.c
index a393647e6062..7c17acaf7a38 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_ethtool.c
@@ -800,8 +800,12 @@ static int enetc_set_rxfh(struct net_device *ndev,
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	/* set hash key, if PF */
-	if (rxfh->key && enetc_si_is_pf(si))
+	if (rxfh->key) {
+		if (!enetc_si_is_pf(si))
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 		enetc_set_rss_key(si, rxfh->key);
+	}
 
 	/* set RSS table */
 	if (rxfh->indir)