diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/clock.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/clock.c
index cff6b60de304..9a40f24e3193 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/clock.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/clock.c
@@ -236,6 +236,12 @@ static int mlx5_extts_configure(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp,
 	if (!MLX5_PPS_CAP(mdev))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+	/* Reject requests with unsupported flags */
+	if (rq->extts.flags & ~(PTP_ENABLE_FEATURE |
+				PTP_RISING_EDGE |
+				PTP_FALLING_EDGE))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	if (rq->extts.index >= clock->ptp_info.n_pins)
 		return -EINVAL;