diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index cd165e52ed33..d029179a4804 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -371,6 +371,9 @@ mlx4_en_filter_rfs(struct net_device *net_dev, const struct sk_buff *skb,
 	int nhoff = skb_network_offset(skb);
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	if (skb->encapsulation)
+		return -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
+
 	if (skb->protocol != htons(ETH_P_IP))
 		return -EPROTONOSUPPORT;