diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
index 0fb60336e64b..5ca63c5d36b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
@@ -4479,6 +4479,12 @@ flags_complete:
 		}
 	}
 
+	if ((changed_flags & pf->flags &
+	     I40E_FLAG_LINK_DOWN_ON_CLOSE_ENABLED) &&
+	    (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_MFP_ENABLED))
+		dev_warn(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "Turning on link-down-on-close flag may affect other partitions\n");
+
 	if (changed_flags & I40E_FLAG_DISABLE_FW_LLDP) {
 		if (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_DISABLE_FW_LLDP) {
 			struct i40e_dcbx_config *dcbcfg;