diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
index d674cb679895..d1664ff1772b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
@@ -1541,6 +1541,10 @@ static int mlx5e_set_fecparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 	int mode;
 	int err;
 
+	if (bitmap_weight((unsigned long *)&fecparam->fec,
+			  ETHTOOL_FEC_BASER_BIT + 1) > 1)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	for (mode = 0; mode < ARRAY_SIZE(pplm_fec_2_ethtool); mode++) {
 		if (!(pplm_fec_2_ethtool[mode] & fecparam->fec))
 			continue;