diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc.h
index 8389569aea8a..812e1cd695cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc.h
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ struct igc_adapter {
 
 	/* lock for RX network flow classification filter */
 	spinlock_t nfc_lock;
-	bool etype_bitmap[MAX_ETYPE_FILTER];
 
 	struct igc_mac_addr *mac_table;
 
@@ -238,6 +237,8 @@ int igc_del_mac_filter(struct igc_adapter *adapter, const u8 *addr,
 int igc_add_vlan_prio_filter(struct igc_adapter *adapter, int prio,
 			     int queue);
 void igc_del_vlan_prio_filter(struct igc_adapter *adapter, int prio);
+int igc_add_etype_filter(struct igc_adapter *adapter, u16 etype, int queue);
+int igc_del_etype_filter(struct igc_adapter *adapter, u16 etype);
 void igc_update_stats(struct igc_adapter *adapter);
 
 /* igc_dump declarations */
@@ -466,7 +467,6 @@ struct igc_nfc_filter {
 	struct hlist_node nfc_node;
 	struct igc_nfc_input filter;
 	unsigned long cookie;
-	u16 etype_reg_index;
 	u16 sw_idx;
 	u16 action;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c
index c5be8b936963..3cdb88a5eb01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c
@@ -1183,46 +1183,6 @@ static int igc_set_rss_hash_opt(struct igc_adapter *adapter,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int igc_rxnfc_write_etype_filter(struct igc_adapter *adapter,
-					struct igc_nfc_filter *input)
-{
-	struct igc_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
-	u8 i;
-	u32 etqf;
-	u16 etype;
-
-	/* find an empty etype filter register */
-	for (i = 0; i < MAX_ETYPE_FILTER; ++i) {
-		if (!adapter->etype_bitmap[i])
-			break;
-	}
-	if (i == MAX_ETYPE_FILTER) {
-		netdev_err(adapter->netdev,
-			   "ethtool -N: etype filters are all used\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	adapter->etype_bitmap[i] = true;
-
-	etqf = rd32(IGC_ETQF(i));
-	etype = ntohs(input->filter.etype & ETHER_TYPE_FULL_MASK);
-
-	etqf |= IGC_ETQF_FILTER_ENABLE;
-	etqf &= ~IGC_ETQF_ETYPE_MASK;
-	etqf |= (etype & IGC_ETQF_ETYPE_MASK);
-
-	etqf &= ~IGC_ETQF_QUEUE_MASK;
-	etqf |= ((input->action << IGC_ETQF_QUEUE_SHIFT)
-		& IGC_ETQF_QUEUE_MASK);
-	etqf |= IGC_ETQF_QUEUE_ENABLE;
-
-	wr32(IGC_ETQF(i), etqf);
-
-	input->etype_reg_index = i;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int igc_add_filter(struct igc_adapter *adapter, struct igc_nfc_filter *input)
 {
 	struct igc_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
@@ -1236,7 +1196,9 @@ int igc_add_filter(struct igc_adapter *adapter, struct igc_nfc_filter *input)
 	}
 
 	if (input->filter.match_flags & IGC_FILTER_FLAG_ETHER_TYPE) {
-		err = igc_rxnfc_write_etype_filter(adapter, input);
+		u16 etype = ntohs(input->filter.etype);
+
+		err = igc_add_etype_filter(adapter, etype, input->action);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	}
@@ -1267,26 +1229,13 @@ int igc_add_filter(struct igc_adapter *adapter, struct igc_nfc_filter *input)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void igc_clear_etype_filter_regs(struct igc_adapter *adapter,
-					u16 reg_index)
-{
-	struct igc_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
-	u32 etqf = rd32(IGC_ETQF(reg_index));
-
-	etqf &= ~IGC_ETQF_QUEUE_ENABLE;
-	etqf &= ~IGC_ETQF_QUEUE_MASK;
-	etqf &= ~IGC_ETQF_FILTER_ENABLE;
-
-	wr32(IGC_ETQF(reg_index), etqf);
-
-	adapter->etype_bitmap[reg_index] = false;
-}
-
 int igc_erase_filter(struct igc_adapter *adapter, struct igc_nfc_filter *input)
 {
-	if (input->filter.match_flags & IGC_FILTER_FLAG_ETHER_TYPE)
-		igc_clear_etype_filter_regs(adapter,
-					    input->etype_reg_index);
+	if (input->filter.match_flags & IGC_FILTER_FLAG_ETHER_TYPE) {
+		u16 etype = ntohs(input->filter.etype);
+
+		igc_del_etype_filter(adapter, etype);
+	}
 
 	if (input->filter.match_flags & IGC_FILTER_FLAG_VLAN_TCI) {
 		int prio = (ntohs(input->filter.vlan_tci) & VLAN_PRIO_MASK) >>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
index 7e59c0393dbc..0df5617eb9d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
@@ -2366,6 +2366,99 @@ void igc_del_vlan_prio_filter(struct igc_adapter *adapter, int prio)
 		   prio);
 }
 
+static int igc_get_avail_etype_filter_slot(struct igc_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	struct igc_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_ETYPE_FILTER; i++) {
+		u32 etqf = rd32(IGC_ETQF(i));
+
+		if (!(etqf & IGC_ETQF_FILTER_ENABLE))
+			return i;
+	}
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * igc_add_etype_filter() - Add ethertype filter
+ * @adapter: Pointer to adapter where the filter should be added
+ * @etype: Ethertype value
+ * @queue: If non-negative, queue assignment feature is enabled and frames
+ *         matching the filter are enqueued onto 'queue'. Otherwise, queue
+ *         assignment is disabled.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 in case of success, negative errno code otherwise.
+ */
+int igc_add_etype_filter(struct igc_adapter *adapter, u16 etype, int queue)
+{
+	struct igc_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
+	int index;
+	u32 etqf;
+
+	index = igc_get_avail_etype_filter_slot(adapter);
+	if (index < 0)
+		return -ENOSPC;
+
+	etqf = rd32(IGC_ETQF(index));
+
+	etqf &= ~IGC_ETQF_ETYPE_MASK;
+	etqf |= etype;
+
+	if (queue >= 0) {
+		etqf &= ~IGC_ETQF_QUEUE_MASK;
+		etqf |= (queue << IGC_ETQF_QUEUE_SHIFT);
+		etqf |= IGC_ETQF_QUEUE_ENABLE;
+	}
+
+	etqf |= IGC_ETQF_FILTER_ENABLE;
+
+	wr32(IGC_ETQF(index), etqf);
+
+	netdev_dbg(adapter->netdev, "Add ethertype filter: etype %04x queue %d\n",
+		   etype, queue);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int igc_find_etype_filter(struct igc_adapter *adapter, u16 etype)
+{
+	struct igc_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_ETYPE_FILTER; i++) {
+		u32 etqf = rd32(IGC_ETQF(i));
+
+		if ((etqf & IGC_ETQF_ETYPE_MASK) == etype)
+			return i;
+	}
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * igc_del_etype_filter() - Delete ethertype filter
+ * @adapter: Pointer to adapter where the filter should be deleted from
+ * @etype: Ethertype value
+ *
+ * Return: 0 in case of success, negative errno code otherwise.
+ */
+int igc_del_etype_filter(struct igc_adapter *adapter, u16 etype)
+{
+	struct igc_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
+	int index;
+
+	index = igc_find_etype_filter(adapter, etype);
+	if (index < 0)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	wr32(IGC_ETQF(index), 0);
+
+	netdev_dbg(adapter->netdev, "Delete ethertype filter: etype %04x\n",
+		   etype);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int igc_uc_sync(struct net_device *netdev, const unsigned char *addr)
 {
 	struct igc_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);