diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c
index e146357d61a8..2bee9cace598 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c
@@ -1356,6 +1356,14 @@ static int igc_ethtool_add_nfc_rule(struct igc_adapter *adapter,
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
+	/* VLAN EtherType can only be matched by full mask. */
+	if ((fsp->flow_type & FLOW_EXT) &&
+	    fsp->m_ext.vlan_etype &&
+	    fsp->m_ext.vlan_etype != ETHER_TYPE_FULL_MASK) {
+		netdev_dbg(netdev, "VLAN EtherType mask not supported\n");
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
 	if (fsp->location >= IGC_MAX_RXNFC_RULES) {
 		netdev_dbg(netdev, "Invalid location\n");
 		return -EINVAL;