diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_ethtool.c
index 869006c2002d..f42f7a6e1559 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_ethtool.c
@@ -476,18 +476,28 @@ static int enic_grxclsrule(struct enic *enic, struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd)
 
 static int enic_get_rx_flow_hash(struct enic *enic, struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd)
 {
+	u8 rss_hash_type = 0;
 	cmd->data = 0;
 
+	spin_lock_bh(&enic->devcmd_lock);
+	(void)vnic_dev_capable_rss_hash_type(enic->vdev, &rss_hash_type);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&enic->devcmd_lock);
 	switch (cmd->flow_type) {
 	case TCP_V6_FLOW:
 	case TCP_V4_FLOW:
-		cmd->data |= RXH_L4_B_0_1 | RXH_L4_B_2_3;
-		/* Fall through */
+		cmd->data |= RXH_L4_B_0_1 | RXH_L4_B_2_3 |
+			     RXH_IP_SRC | RXH_IP_DST;
+		break;
 	case UDP_V6_FLOW:
+		cmd->data |= RXH_IP_SRC | RXH_IP_DST;
+		if (rss_hash_type & NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_UDP_IPV6)
+			cmd->data |= RXH_L4_B_0_1 | RXH_L4_B_2_3;
+		break;
 	case UDP_V4_FLOW:
-		if (vnic_dev_capable_udp_rss(enic->vdev))
+		cmd->data |= RXH_IP_SRC | RXH_IP_DST;
+		if (rss_hash_type & NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_UDP_IPV4)
 			cmd->data |= RXH_L4_B_0_1 | RXH_L4_B_2_3;
-		/* Fall through */
+		break;
 	case SCTP_V4_FLOW:
 	case AH_ESP_V4_FLOW:
 	case AH_V4_FLOW:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_main.c
index 8a8b12b720ef..30d2eaa18c04 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_main.c
@@ -2320,16 +2320,24 @@ static int enic_set_rss_nic_cfg(struct enic *enic)
 {
 	struct device *dev = enic_get_dev(enic);
 	const u8 rss_default_cpu = 0;
-	u8 rss_hash_type = NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_IPV4 |
-		NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_TCP_IPV4 |
-		NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_IPV6 |
-		NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_TCP_IPV6;
 	const u8 rss_hash_bits = 7;
 	const u8 rss_base_cpu = 0;
+	u8 rss_hash_type;
+	int res;
 	u8 rss_enable = ENIC_SETTING(enic, RSS) && (enic->rq_count > 1);
 
-	if (vnic_dev_capable_udp_rss(enic->vdev))
-		rss_hash_type |= NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_UDP;
+	spin_lock_bh(&enic->devcmd_lock);
+	res = vnic_dev_capable_rss_hash_type(enic->vdev, &rss_hash_type);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&enic->devcmd_lock);
+	if (res) {
+		/* defaults for old adapters
+		 */
+		rss_hash_type = NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_IPV4	|
+				NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_TCP_IPV4	|
+				NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_IPV6	|
+				NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_TCP_IPV6;
+	}
+
 	if (rss_enable) {
 		if (!enic_set_rsskey(enic)) {
 			if (enic_set_rsscpu(enic, rss_hash_bits)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_res.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_res.c
index 9c96911fb2c8..40b20817ddd5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_res.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_res.c
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ int enic_set_nic_cfg(struct enic *enic, u8 rss_default_cpu, u8 rss_hash_type,
 	u8 rss_hash_bits, u8 rss_base_cpu, u8 rss_enable, u8 tso_ipid_split_en,
 	u8 ig_vlan_strip_en)
 {
+	enum vnic_devcmd_cmd cmd = CMD_NIC_CFG;
 	u64 a0, a1;
 	u32 nic_cfg;
 	int wait = 1000;
@@ -160,7 +161,11 @@ int enic_set_nic_cfg(struct enic *enic, u8 rss_default_cpu, u8 rss_hash_type,
 	a0 = nic_cfg;
 	a1 = 0;
 
-	return vnic_dev_cmd(enic->vdev, CMD_NIC_CFG, &a0, &a1, wait);
+	if (rss_hash_type & (NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_UDP_IPV4 |
+			     NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_UDP_IPV6))
+		cmd = CMD_NIC_CFG_CHK;
+
+	return vnic_dev_cmd(enic->vdev, cmd, &a0, &a1, wait);
 }
 
 int enic_set_rss_key(struct enic *enic, dma_addr_t key_pa, u64 len)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_dev.c
index 76cdd4c9d11f..e9db811df59c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_dev.c
@@ -1282,19 +1282,23 @@ int vnic_dev_get_supported_feature_ver(struct vnic_dev *vdev, u8 feature,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-bool vnic_dev_capable_udp_rss(struct vnic_dev *vdev)
+int vnic_dev_capable_rss_hash_type(struct vnic_dev *vdev, u8 *rss_hash_type)
 {
 	u64 a0 = CMD_NIC_CFG, a1 = 0;
-	u64 rss_hash_type;
 	int wait = 1000;
 	int err;
 
 	err = vnic_dev_cmd(vdev, CMD_CAPABILITY, &a0, &a1, wait);
-	if (err || !a0)
-		return false;
+	/* rss_hash_type is valid only when a0 is 1. Adapter which does not
+	 * support CMD_CAPABILITY for rss_hash_type has a0 = 0
+	 */
+	if (err || (a0 != 1))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	a1 = (a1 >> NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_SHIFT) &
+	     NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_MASK_FIELD;
 
-	rss_hash_type = (a1 >> NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_SHIFT) &
-			NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_MASK_FIELD;
+	*rss_hash_type = (u8)a1;
 
-	return (rss_hash_type & NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_UDP);
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_dev.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_dev.h
index 59d4cc8fbb85..714fc1ed79e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_dev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_dev.h
@@ -184,6 +184,6 @@ int vnic_dev_overlay_offload_cfg(struct vnic_dev *vdev, u8 overlay,
 				 u16 vxlan_udp_port_number);
 int vnic_dev_get_supported_feature_ver(struct vnic_dev *vdev, u8 feature,
 				       u64 *supported_versions, u64 *a1);
-bool vnic_dev_capable_udp_rss(struct vnic_dev *vdev);
+int vnic_dev_capable_rss_hash_type(struct vnic_dev *vdev, u8 *rss_hash_type);
 
 #endif /* _VNIC_DEV_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_devcmd.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_devcmd.h
index 41de4ba622a1..fef5a0a0663d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_devcmd.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_devcmd.h
@@ -148,8 +148,26 @@ enum vnic_devcmd_cmd {
 	/* del VLAN id in (u16)a0 */
 	CMD_VLAN_DEL            = _CMDCNW(_CMD_DIR_WRITE, _CMD_VTYPE_ENET, 15),
 
-	/* nic_cfg in (u32)a0 */
+	/* nic_cfg (no wait, always succeeds)
+	 * in: (u32)a0
+	 *
+	 * Capability query:
+	 * out: (u64) a0 = 1 if a1 is valid
+	 *	(u64) a1 = (NIC_CFG bits supported) | (flags << 32)
+	 *
+	 * flags are CMD_NIC_CFG_CAPF_xxx
+	 */
 	CMD_NIC_CFG             = _CMDCNW(_CMD_DIR_WRITE, _CMD_VTYPE_ALL, 16),
+	/* nic_cfg_chk (will return error if flags are invalid)
+	 * in: (u32)a0
+	 *
+	 * Capability query:
+	 * out: (u64) a0 = 1 if a1 is valid
+	 *	(u64) a1 = (NIC_CFG bits supported) | (flags << 32)
+	 *
+	 * flags are CMD_NIC_CFG_CAPF_xxx
+	 */
+	CMD_NIC_CFG_CHK		= _CMDC(_CMD_DIR_WRITE, _CMD_VTYPE_ALL, 16),
 
 	/* union vnic_rss_key in mem: (u64)a0=paddr, (u16)a1=len */
 	CMD_RSS_KEY             = _CMDC(_CMD_DIR_WRITE, _CMD_VTYPE_ENET, 17),
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_nic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_nic.h
index 5a93db0d7afc..84ff8ca17fcb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_nic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/vnic_nic.h
@@ -41,13 +41,14 @@
 #define NIC_CFG_IG_VLAN_STRIP_EN_MASK_FIELD	1UL
 #define NIC_CFG_IG_VLAN_STRIP_EN_SHIFT		24
 
+#define NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_UDP_IPV4		(1 << 0)
 #define NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_IPV4		(1 << 1)
 #define NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_TCP_IPV4		(1 << 2)
 #define NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_IPV6		(1 << 3)
 #define NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_TCP_IPV6		(1 << 4)
 #define NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_IPV6_EX		(1 << 5)
 #define NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_TCP_IPV6_EX	(1 << 6)
-#define NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_UDP		(1 << 7)
+#define NIC_CFG_RSS_HASH_TYPE_UDP_IPV6		(1 << 7)
 
 static inline void vnic_set_nic_cfg(u32 *nic_cfg,
 	u8 rss_default_cpu, u8 rss_hash_type,
