diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c
index 144a77679359..71b23922089f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c
@@ -723,12 +723,31 @@ static int iavf_get_per_queue_coalesce(struct net_device *netdev, u32 queue,
  *
  * Change the ITR settings for a specific queue.
  **/
-static void iavf_set_itr_per_queue(struct iavf_adapter *adapter,
-				   struct ethtool_coalesce *ec, int queue)
+static int iavf_set_itr_per_queue(struct iavf_adapter *adapter,
+				  struct ethtool_coalesce *ec, int queue)
 {
 	struct iavf_ring *rx_ring = &adapter->rx_rings[queue];
 	struct iavf_ring *tx_ring = &adapter->tx_rings[queue];
 	struct iavf_q_vector *q_vector;
+	u16 itr_setting;
+
+	itr_setting = rx_ring->itr_setting & ~IAVF_ITR_DYNAMIC;
+
+	if (ec->rx_coalesce_usecs != itr_setting &&
+	    ec->use_adaptive_rx_coalesce) {
+		netif_info(adapter, drv, adapter->netdev,
+			   "Rx interrupt throttling cannot be changed if adaptive-rx is enabled\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	itr_setting = tx_ring->itr_setting & ~IAVF_ITR_DYNAMIC;
+
+	if (ec->tx_coalesce_usecs != itr_setting &&
+	    ec->use_adaptive_tx_coalesce) {
+		netif_info(adapter, drv, adapter->netdev,
+			   "Tx interrupt throttling cannot be changed if adaptive-tx is enabled\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	rx_ring->itr_setting = ITR_REG_ALIGN(ec->rx_coalesce_usecs);
 	tx_ring->itr_setting = ITR_REG_ALIGN(ec->tx_coalesce_usecs);
@@ -751,6 +770,7 @@ static void iavf_set_itr_per_queue(struct iavf_adapter *adapter,
 	 * the Tx and Rx ITR values based on the values we have entered
 	 * into the q_vector, no need to write the values now.
 	 */
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -792,9 +812,11 @@ static int __iavf_set_coalesce(struct net_device *netdev,
 	 */
 	if (queue < 0) {
 		for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_active_queues; i++)
-			iavf_set_itr_per_queue(adapter, ec, i);
+			if (iavf_set_itr_per_queue(adapter, ec, i))
+				return -EINVAL;
 	} else if (queue < adapter->num_active_queues) {
-		iavf_set_itr_per_queue(adapter, ec, queue);
+		if (iavf_set_itr_per_queue(adapter, ec, queue))
+			return -EINVAL;
 	} else {
 		netif_info(adapter, drv, netdev, "Invalid queue value, queue range is 0 - %d\n",
 			   adapter->num_active_queues - 1);