diff --git a/include/net/pkt_cls.h b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
index 767b03a..45ad9aa 100644
--- a/include/net/pkt_cls.h
+++ b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
@@ -425,16 +425,14 @@
 	};
 };
 
-static inline bool tc_should_offload(const struct net_device *dev,
-				     const struct tcf_proto *tp, u32 flags)
+static inline bool tc_can_offload(const struct net_device *dev,
+				  const struct tcf_proto *tp)
 {
 	const struct Qdisc *sch = tp->q;
 	const struct Qdisc_class_ops *cops = sch->ops->cl_ops;
 
 	if (!(dev->features & NETIF_F_HW_TC))
 		return false;
-	if (flags & TCA_CLS_FLAGS_SKIP_HW)
-		return false;
 	if (!dev->netdev_ops->ndo_setup_tc)
 		return false;
 	if (cops && cops->tcf_cl_offload)
@@ -443,6 +441,19 @@
 	return true;
 }
 
+static inline bool tc_skip_hw(u32 flags)
+{
+	return (flags & TCA_CLS_FLAGS_SKIP_HW) ? true : false;
+}
+
+static inline bool tc_should_offload(const struct net_device *dev,
+				     const struct tcf_proto *tp, u32 flags)
+{
+	if (tc_skip_hw(flags))
+		return false;
+	return tc_can_offload(dev, tp);
+}
+
 static inline bool tc_skip_sw(u32 flags)
 {
 	return (flags & TCA_CLS_FLAGS_SKIP_SW) ? true : false;