diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c
index 3ff5aa801a6b..29a2a8528073 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_lib.c
@@ -370,6 +370,9 @@ static bool ixgbe_set_dcb_sriov_queues(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_RSS].indices = 1;
 	adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_RSS].mask = IXGBE_RSS_DISABLED_MASK;
 
+	/* disable ATR as it is not supported when VMDq is enabled */
+	adapter->flags &= ~IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_HASH_CAPABLE;
+
 	adapter->num_rx_pools = vmdq_i;
 	adapter->num_rx_queues_per_pool = tcs;
 
@@ -450,6 +453,9 @@ static bool ixgbe_set_dcb_queues(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	f->indices = rss_i;
 	f->mask = rss_m;
 
+	/* disable ATR as it is not supported when multiple TCs are enabled */
+	adapter->flags &= ~IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_HASH_CAPABLE;
+
 #ifdef IXGBE_FCOE
 	/* FCoE enabled queues require special configuration indexed
 	 * by feature specific indices and offset. Here we map FCoE
@@ -606,16 +612,22 @@ static bool ixgbe_set_rss_queues(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	f->indices = rss_i;
 	f->mask = IXGBE_RSS_16Q_MASK;
 
+	/* disable ATR by default, it will be configured below */
+	adapter->flags &= ~IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_HASH_CAPABLE;
+
 	/*
 	 * Use Flow Director in addition to RSS to ensure the best
 	 * distribution of flows across cores, even when an FDIR flow
 	 * isn't matched.
 	 */
-	if (adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_HASH_CAPABLE) {
+	if (rss_i > 1 && adapter->atr_sample_rate) {
 		f = &adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_FDIR];
 
 		f->indices = min_t(u16, num_online_cpus(), f->limit);
 		rss_i = max_t(u16, rss_i, f->indices);
+
+		if (!(adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_PERFECT_CAPABLE))
+			adapter->flags |= IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_HASH_CAPABLE;
 	}
 
 #ifdef IXGBE_FCOE
@@ -1054,13 +1066,7 @@ static void ixgbe_set_interrupt_capability(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 
 	adapter->flags &= ~IXGBE_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED;
-	if (adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_HASH_CAPABLE) {
-		e_err(probe,
-		      "ATR is not supported while multiple "
-		      "queues are disabled.  Disabling Flow Director\n");
-	}
-	adapter->flags &= ~IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_HASH_CAPABLE;
-	adapter->atr_sample_rate = 0;
+
 	ixgbe_disable_sriov(adapter);
 
 	adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_RSS].limit = 1;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 9c42679ad83e..7be35043b751 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -2688,8 +2688,7 @@ void ixgbe_configure_tx_ring(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 		   32;		/* PTHRESH = 32 */
 
 	/* reinitialize flowdirector state */
-	if ((adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_HASH_CAPABLE) &&
-	    adapter->atr_sample_rate) {
+	if (adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_HASH_CAPABLE) {
 		ring->atr_sample_rate = adapter->atr_sample_rate;
 		ring->atr_count = 0;
 		set_bit(__IXGBE_TX_FDIR_INIT_DONE, &ring->state);
@@ -4419,7 +4418,6 @@ static int __devinit ixgbe_sw_init(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 		if (hw->device_id == IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599_T3_LOM)
 			adapter->flags2 |= IXGBE_FLAG2_TEMP_SENSOR_CAPABLE;
 		/* Flow Director hash filters enabled */
-		adapter->flags |= IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_HASH_CAPABLE;
 		adapter->atr_sample_rate = 20;
 		adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_FDIR].limit =
 							 IXGBE_MAX_FDIR_INDICES;
@@ -6726,7 +6724,6 @@ int ixgbe_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u8 tc)
 		ixgbe_set_prio_tc_map(adapter);
 
 		adapter->flags |= IXGBE_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED;
-		adapter->flags &= ~IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_HASH_CAPABLE;
 
 		if (adapter->hw.mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82598EB) {
 			adapter->last_lfc_mode = adapter->hw.fc.requested_mode;
@@ -6739,7 +6736,6 @@ int ixgbe_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u8 tc)
 			adapter->hw.fc.requested_mode = adapter->last_lfc_mode;
 
 		adapter->flags &= ~IXGBE_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED;
-		adapter->flags |= IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_HASH_CAPABLE;
 
 		adapter->temp_dcb_cfg.pfc_mode_enable = false;
 		adapter->dcb_cfg.pfc_mode_enable = false;
@@ -6808,20 +6804,40 @@ static int ixgbe_set_features(struct net_device *netdev,
 	 * Check if Flow Director n-tuple support was enabled or disabled.  If
 	 * the state changed, we need to reset.
 	 */
-	if (!(features & NETIF_F_NTUPLE)) {
-		if (adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_PERFECT_CAPABLE) {
-			/* turn off Flow Director, set ATR and reset */
-			if (!(adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_SRIOV_ENABLED) &&
-			    !(adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED))
-				adapter->flags |= IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_HASH_CAPABLE;
-			need_reset = true;
-		}
-		adapter->flags &= ~IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_PERFECT_CAPABLE;
-	} else if (!(adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_PERFECT_CAPABLE)) {
+	switch (features & NETIF_F_NTUPLE) {
+	case NETIF_F_NTUPLE:
 		/* turn off ATR, enable perfect filters and reset */
+		if (!(adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_PERFECT_CAPABLE))
+			need_reset = true;
+
 		adapter->flags &= ~IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_HASH_CAPABLE;
 		adapter->flags |= IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_PERFECT_CAPABLE;
-		need_reset = true;
+		break;
+	default:
+		/* turn off perfect filters, enable ATR and reset */
+		if (adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_PERFECT_CAPABLE)
+			need_reset = true;
+
+		adapter->flags &= ~IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_PERFECT_CAPABLE;
+
+		/* We cannot enable ATR if SR-IOV is enabled */
+		if (adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_SRIOV_ENABLED)
+			break;
+
+		/* We cannot enable ATR if we have 2 or more traffic classes */
+		if (netdev_get_num_tc(netdev) > 1)
+			break;
+
+		/* We cannot enable ATR if RSS is disabled */
+		if (adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_RSS].limit <= 1)
+			break;
+
+		/* A sample rate of 0 indicates ATR disabled */
+		if (!adapter->atr_sample_rate)
+			break;
+
+		adapter->flags |= IXGBE_FLAG_FDIR_HASH_CAPABLE;
+		break;
 	}
 
 	if (features & NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_RX)