diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
index f36f8e1a101c..df1d6b8334a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
@@ -4217,6 +4217,11 @@ int cxgb4_create_server_filter(const struct net_device *dev, unsigned int stid,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (adap->filter_mode & F_PROTOCOL) {
+		f->fs.val.proto = IPPROTO_TCP;
+		f->fs.mask.proto = ~0;
+	}
+
 	f->fs.dirsteer = 1;
 	f->fs.iq = queue;
 	/* Mark filter as locked */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_regs.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_regs.h
index 0a8205d69d2c..d3dd218376b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_regs.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_regs.h
@@ -1171,6 +1171,10 @@
 
 #define A_TP_TX_SCHED_PCMD 0x25
 
+#define S_PROTOCOL    5
+#define V_PROTOCOL(x) ((x) << S_PROTOCOL)
+#define F_PROTOCOL    V_PROTOCOL(1U)
+
 #define S_PORT    1
 #define V_PORT(x) ((x) << S_PORT)
 #define F_PORT    V_PORT(1U)