diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_tc_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_tc_lib.c
index f111fdd6a6ef..9c97c99feac3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_tc_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_tc_lib.c
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ ice_eswitch_add_tc_fltr(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ice_tc_flower_fltr *fltr)
 	int ret;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!flags || (flags & ICE_TC_FLWR_FIELD_ENC_SRC_L4_PORT)) {
+	if (flags & ICE_TC_FLWR_FIELD_ENC_SRC_L4_PORT) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(fltr->extack, "Unsupported encap field(s)");
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}