diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index 65cf344..05af33e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 #define I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_FD_ATR		BIT(2)
 #define I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_VEB_STATS	BIT(3)
 #define I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_PS		BIT(4)
+#define I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_HW_ATR_EVICT	BIT(5)
 
 #define I40E_NVM_VERSION_LO_SHIFT  0
 #define I40E_NVM_VERSION_LO_MASK   (0xff << I40E_NVM_VERSION_LO_SHIFT)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
index 9dcdf346..89ad2f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@
 	"flow-director-atr",
 	"veb-stats",
 	"packet-split",
+	"hw-atr-eviction",
 };
 
 #define I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_STR_LEN ARRAY_SIZE(i40e_priv_flags_strings)
@@ -2731,6 +2732,8 @@
 		I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_VEB_STATS : 0;
 	ret_flags |= pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_RX_PS_ENABLED ?
 		I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_PS : 0;
+	ret_flags |= pf->auto_disable_flags & I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE ?
+		0 : I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_HW_ATR_EVICT;
 
 	return ret_flags;
 }
@@ -2787,6 +2790,12 @@
 	else
 		pf->flags &= ~I40E_FLAG_VEB_STATS_ENABLED;
 
+	if ((flags & I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_HW_ATR_EVICT) &&
+	    (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE))
+		pf->auto_disable_flags &= ~I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE;
+	else
+		pf->auto_disable_flags |= I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE;
+
 	/* if needed, issue reset to cause things to take effect */
 	if (reset_required)
 		i40e_do_reset(pf, BIT(__I40E_PF_RESET_REQUESTED));
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 99d7a5c..f6d61cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -8464,6 +8464,9 @@
 		    (pf->hw.aq.api_min_ver > 4))) {
 		/* Supported in FW API version higher than 1.4 */
 		pf->flags |= I40E_FLAG_GENEVE_OFFLOAD_CAPABLE;
+		pf->auto_disable_flags = I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE;
+	} else {
+		pf->auto_disable_flags = I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE;
 	}
 
 	pf->eeprom_version = 0xDEAD;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index 15130b5d..6d1dd60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -2047,7 +2047,8 @@
 	/* Due to lack of space, no more new filters can be programmed */
 	if (th->syn && (pf->auto_disable_flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED))
 		return;
-	if (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE) {
+	if ((pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE) &&
+	    (!(pf->auto_disable_flags & I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE))) {
 		/* HW ATR eviction will take care of removing filters on FIN
 		 * and RST packets.
 		 */
@@ -2109,7 +2110,8 @@
 			I40E_TXD_FLTR_QW1_CNTINDEX_SHIFT) &
 			I40E_TXD_FLTR_QW1_CNTINDEX_MASK;
 
-	if (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE)
+	if ((pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE) &&
+	    (!(pf->auto_disable_flags & I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE)))
 		dtype_cmd |= I40E_TXD_FLTR_QW1_ATR_MASK;
 
 	fdir_desc->qindex_flex_ptype_vsi = cpu_to_le32(flex_ptype);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
index dd2da35..b59a021 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
@@ -1098,6 +1098,10 @@
 					 I40E_TXD_FLTR_QW1_CMD_SHIFT)
 #define I40E_TXD_FLTR_QW1_ATR_MASK	BIT_ULL(I40E_TXD_FLTR_QW1_ATR_SHIFT)
 
+#define I40E_TXD_FLTR_QW1_ATR_SHIFT	(0xEULL + \
+					 I40E_TXD_FLTR_QW1_CMD_SHIFT)
+#define I40E_TXD_FLTR_QW1_ATR_MASK	BIT_ULL(I40E_TXD_FLTR_QW1_ATR_SHIFT)
+
 #define I40E_TXD_FLTR_QW1_CNTINDEX_SHIFT 20
 #define I40E_TXD_FLTR_QW1_CNTINDEX_MASK	(0x1FFUL << \
 					 I40E_TXD_FLTR_QW1_CNTINDEX_SHIFT)