diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c
index 946e775e34ae..a938ec8db681 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c
@@ -1222,8 +1222,8 @@ static void igc_ethtool_init_nfc_rule(struct igc_nfc_rule *rule,
  * @adapter: Pointer to adapter
  * @rule: Rule under evaluation
  *
- * Rules with both destination and source MAC addresses are considered invalid
- * since the driver doesn't support them.
+ * The driver doesn't support rules with multiple matches so if more than
+ * one bit in filter flags is set, @rule is considered invalid.
  *
  * Also, if there is already another rule with the same filter in a different
  * location, @rule is considered invalid.
@@ -1244,9 +1244,8 @@ static int igc_ethtool_check_nfc_rule(struct igc_adapter *adapter,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (flags & IGC_FILTER_FLAG_DST_MAC_ADDR &&
-	    flags & IGC_FILTER_FLAG_SRC_MAC_ADDR) {
-		netdev_dbg(dev, "Filters with both dst and src are not supported\n");
+	if (flags & (flags - 1)) {
+		netdev_dbg(dev, "Rule with multiple matches not supported\n");
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}