diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 94931318587c..0340b2f4df41 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -7884,8 +7884,11 @@ static int bnxt_get_dflt_rings(struct bnxt *bp, int *max_rx, int *max_tx,
 		/* Not enough rings, try disabling agg rings. */
 		bp->flags &= ~BNXT_FLAG_AGG_RINGS;
 		rc = bnxt_get_max_rings(bp, max_rx, max_tx, shared);
-		if (rc)
+		if (rc) {
+			/* set BNXT_FLAG_AGG_RINGS back for consistency */
+			bp->flags |= BNXT_FLAG_AGG_RINGS;
 			return rc;
+		}
 		bp->flags |= BNXT_FLAG_NO_AGG_RINGS;
 		bp->dev->hw_features &= ~NETIF_F_LRO;
 		bp->dev->features &= ~NETIF_F_LRO;