diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
index d4699c4c535d..c6dff0963053 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
@@ -3757,6 +3757,10 @@ static int iavf_parse_cls_flower(struct iavf_adapter *adapter,
 
 		flow_rule_match_control(rule, &match);
 		addr_type = match.key->addr_type;
+
+		if (flow_rule_has_control_flags(match.mask->flags,
+						f->common.extack))
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
 	if (addr_type == FLOW_DISSECTOR_KEY_IPV4_ADDRS) {