diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
index 626c08a..53be5f4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -1286,7 +1286,8 @@
 	struct i40e_tx_context_desc *context_desc;
 	int i = tx_ring->next_to_use;
 
-	if (!cd_type_cmd_tso_mss && !cd_tunneling && !cd_l2tag2)
+	if ((cd_type_cmd_tso_mss == I40E_TX_DESC_DTYPE_CONTEXT) &&
+	    !cd_tunneling && !cd_l2tag2)
 		return;
 
 	/* grab the next descriptor */