diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
index fb8e55c7c402..5d24930fed8f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
@@ -6134,7 +6134,7 @@ static int igc_save_qbv_schedule(struct igc_adapter *adapter,
 	if (qopt->base_time < 0)
 		return -ERANGE;
 
-	if (igc_is_device_id_i225(hw) && adapter->base_time)
+	if (igc_is_device_id_i225(hw) && adapter->taprio_offload_enable)
 		return -EALREADY;
 
 	if (!validate_schedule(adapter, qopt))