diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
index 57ecc5b204f3..9117b7a2d5f8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
@@ -1114,7 +1114,8 @@ static int mlx4_ib_tunnel_steer_add(struct ib_qp *qp, struct ib_flow_attr *flow_
 	struct mlx4_dev	*dev = to_mdev(qp->device)->dev;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (dev->caps.tunnel_offload_mode != MLX4_TUNNEL_OFFLOAD_MODE_VXLAN)
+	if (dev->caps.tunnel_offload_mode != MLX4_TUNNEL_OFFLOAD_MODE_VXLAN ||
+	    dev->caps.dmfs_high_steer_mode == MLX4_STEERING_DMFS_A0_STATIC)
 		return 0; /* do nothing */
 
 	ib_flow = flow_attr + 1;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index d0d6dc1b8e46..ac6a8f1eea6c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -475,7 +475,8 @@ static int mlx4_en_tunnel_steer_add(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv, unsigned char *ad
 {
 	int err;
 
-	if (priv->mdev->dev->caps.tunnel_offload_mode != MLX4_TUNNEL_OFFLOAD_MODE_VXLAN)
+	if (priv->mdev->dev->caps.tunnel_offload_mode != MLX4_TUNNEL_OFFLOAD_MODE_VXLAN ||
+	    priv->mdev->dev->caps.dmfs_high_steer_mode == MLX4_STEERING_DMFS_A0_STATIC)
 		return 0; /* do nothing */
 
 	err = mlx4_tunnel_steer_add(priv->mdev->dev, addr, priv->port, qpn,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
index 03e9eb0dc761..6e08352ec994 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
@@ -1744,8 +1744,7 @@ static void choose_tunnel_offload_mode(struct mlx4_dev *dev,
 				       struct mlx4_dev_cap *dev_cap)
 {
 	if (dev->caps.steering_mode == MLX4_STEERING_MODE_DEVICE_MANAGED &&
-	    dev_cap->flags2 & MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG2_VXLAN_OFFLOADS &&
-	    dev->caps.dmfs_high_steer_mode != MLX4_STEERING_DMFS_A0_STATIC)
+	    dev_cap->flags2 & MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG2_VXLAN_OFFLOADS)
 		dev->caps.tunnel_offload_mode = MLX4_TUNNEL_OFFLOAD_MODE_VXLAN;
 	else
 		dev->caps.tunnel_offload_mode = MLX4_TUNNEL_OFFLOAD_MODE_NONE;