diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 5fc4d2d78cdf..df001754bcd1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -1332,6 +1332,42 @@ static int mlx5e_modify_tir_lro(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, int tt)
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int mlx5e_refresh_tir_self_loopback_enable(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
+						  u32 tirn)
+{
+	void *in;
+	int inlen;
+	int err;
+
+	inlen = MLX5_ST_SZ_BYTES(modify_tir_in);
+	in = mlx5_vzalloc(inlen);
+	if (!in)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	MLX5_SET(modify_tir_in, in, bitmask.self_lb_en, 1);
+
+	err = mlx5_core_modify_tir(mdev, tirn, in, inlen);
+
+	kvfree(in);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int mlx5e_refresh_tirs_self_loopback_enable(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+{
+	int err;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MLX5E_NUM_TT; i++) {
+		err = mlx5e_refresh_tir_self_loopback_enable(priv->mdev,
+							     priv->tirn[i]);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int mlx5e_set_dev_port_mtu(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
@@ -1376,6 +1412,13 @@ int mlx5e_open_locked(struct net_device *netdev)
 		goto err_clear_state_opened_flag;
 	}
 
+	err = mlx5e_refresh_tirs_self_loopback_enable(priv);
+	if (err) {
+		netdev_err(netdev, "%s: mlx5e_refresh_tirs_self_loopback_enable failed, %d\n",
+			   __func__, err);
+		goto err_close_channels;
+	}
+
 	mlx5e_update_carrier(priv);
 	mlx5e_redirect_rqts(priv);
 
@@ -1383,6 +1426,8 @@ int mlx5e_open_locked(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	return 0;
 
+err_close_channels:
+	mlx5e_close_channels(priv);
 err_clear_state_opened_flag:
 	clear_bit(MLX5E_STATE_OPENED, &priv->state);
 	return err;
@@ -1909,6 +1954,9 @@ static int mlx5e_check_required_hca_cap(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
 			       "Not creating net device, some required device capabilities are missing\n");
 		return -ENOTSUPP;
 	}
+	if (!MLX5_CAP_ETH(mdev, self_lb_en_modifiable))
+		mlx5_core_warn(mdev, "Self loop back prevention is not supported\n");
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h b/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
index dd2097455a2e..1565324eb620 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/mlx5_ifc.h
@@ -453,26 +453,28 @@ struct mlx5_ifc_per_protocol_networking_offload_caps_bits {
 	u8         lro_cap[0x1];
 	u8         lro_psh_flag[0x1];
 	u8         lro_time_stamp[0x1];
-	u8         reserved_0[0x6];
+	u8         reserved_0[0x3];
+	u8         self_lb_en_modifiable[0x1];
+	u8         reserved_1[0x2];
 	u8         max_lso_cap[0x5];
-	u8         reserved_1[0x4];
+	u8         reserved_2[0x4];
 	u8         rss_ind_tbl_cap[0x4];
-	u8         reserved_2[0x3];
+	u8         reserved_3[0x3];
 	u8         tunnel_lso_const_out_ip_id[0x1];
-	u8         reserved_3[0x2];
+	u8         reserved_4[0x2];
 	u8         tunnel_statless_gre[0x1];
 	u8         tunnel_stateless_vxlan[0x1];
 
-	u8         reserved_4[0x20];
+	u8         reserved_5[0x20];
 
-	u8         reserved_5[0x10];
+	u8         reserved_6[0x10];
 	u8         lro_min_mss_size[0x10];
 
-	u8         reserved_6[0x120];
+	u8         reserved_7[0x120];
 
 	u8         lro_timer_supported_periods[4][0x20];
 
-	u8         reserved_7[0x600];
+	u8         reserved_8[0x600];
 };
 
 struct mlx5_ifc_roce_cap_bits {
@@ -4051,9 +4053,11 @@ struct mlx5_ifc_modify_tis_in_bits {
 };
 
 struct mlx5_ifc_modify_tir_bitmask_bits {
-	u8	   reserved[0x20];
+	u8	   reserved_0[0x20];
 
-	u8         reserved1[0x1f];
+	u8         reserved_1[0x1b];
+	u8         self_lb_en[0x1];
+	u8         reserved_2[0x3];
 	u8         lro[0x1];
 };