diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
index fd1b0546fd67..4d77f42e035c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "ixgbe.h"
 #include <net/xfrm.h>
 #include <crypto/aead.h>
+#include <linux/if_bridge.h>
 
 #define IXGBE_IPSEC_KEY_BITS  160
 static const char aes_gcm_name[] = "rfc4106(gcm(aes))";
@@ -693,7 +694,8 @@ static int ixgbe_ipsec_add_sa(struct xfrm_state *xs)
 	} else {
 		struct tx_sa tsa;
 
-		if (adapter->num_vfs)
+		if (adapter->num_vfs &&
+		    adapter->bridge_mode != BRIDGE_MODE_VEPA)
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 		/* find the first unused index */