#define RSS_HASHTYPE_IP_TCP            0x3
 #define QLC_83XX_FW_MBX_CMD            0
 #define QLC_SKIP_INACTIVE_PCI_REGS     7
+#define QLC_MAX_LEGACY_FUNC_SUPP       8
 
 static const struct qlcnic_mailbox_metadata qlcnic_83xx_mbx_tbl[] = {
        {QLCNIC_CMD_CONFIGURE_IP_ADDR, 6, 1},
        if (!ahw->intr_tbl)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       if (!(adapter->flags & QLCNIC_MSIX_ENABLED))
+       if (!(adapter->flags & QLCNIC_MSIX_ENABLED)) {
+               if (adapter->ahw->pci_func >= QLC_MAX_LEGACY_FUNC_SUPP) {
+                       dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "PCI function number 8 and higher are not supported with legacy interrupt, func 0x%x\n",
+                               ahw->pci_func);
+                       return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+               }
+
                qlcnic_83xx_enable_legacy(adapter);
+       }
 
        for (i = 0; i < num_msix; i++) {
                if (adapter->flags & QLCNIC_MSIX_ENABLED)
 
                        case -ENOMEM:
                                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Adapter initialization failed. Please reboot\n");
                                goto err_out_free_hw;
+                       case -EOPNOTSUPP:
+                               dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Adapter initialization failed\n");
+                               goto err_out_free_hw;
                        default:
                                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Adapter initialization failed. Driver will load in maintenance mode to recover the adapter using the application\n");
                                goto err_out_maintenance_mode;