vxlan_get_rx_port(netdev);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_I40E_GENEVE
-       geneve_get_rx_port(netdev);
+       if (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_GENEVE_OFFLOAD_CAPABLE)
+               geneve_get_rx_port(netdev);
 #endif
 
        return 0;
                             I40E_FLAG_MULTIPLE_TCP_UDP_RSS_PCTYPE |
                             I40E_FLAG_100M_SGMII_CAPABLE |
                             I40E_FLAG_GENEVE_OFFLOAD_CAPABLE;
+       } else if ((pf->hw.aq.api_maj_ver > 1) ||
+                  ((pf->hw.aq.api_maj_ver == 1) &&
+                   (pf->hw.aq.api_min_ver > 4))) {
+               /* Supported in FW API version higher than 1.4 */
+               pf->flags |= I40E_FLAG_GENEVE_OFFLOAD_CAPABLE;
        }
+
        pf->eeprom_version = 0xDEAD;
        pf->lan_veb = I40E_NO_VEB;
        pf->lan_vsi = I40E_NO_VSI;
        u8 next_idx;
        u8 idx;
 
+       if (!(pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_GENEVE_OFFLOAD_CAPABLE))
+               return;
+
        if (sa_family == AF_INET6)
                return;
 
        if (sa_family == AF_INET6)
                return;
 
+       if (!(pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_GENEVE_OFFLOAD_CAPABLE))
+               return;
+
        idx = i40e_get_udp_port_idx(pf, port);
 
        /* Check if port already exists */