return rc;
 }
 
+static void bnxt_hwrm_mac_qcaps(struct bnxt *bp)
+{
+       struct hwrm_port_mac_qcaps_output *resp;
+       struct hwrm_port_mac_qcaps_input *req;
+       int rc;
+
+       if (bp->hwrm_spec_code < 0x10a03)
+               return;
+
+       rc = hwrm_req_init(bp, req, HWRM_PORT_MAC_QCAPS);
+       if (rc)
+               return;
+
+       resp = hwrm_req_hold(bp, req);
+       rc = hwrm_req_send_silent(bp, req);
+       if (!rc)
+               bp->mac_flags = resp->flags;
+       hwrm_req_drop(bp, req);
+}
+
 static bool bnxt_support_dropped(u16 advertising, u16 supported)
 {
        u16 diff = advertising ^ supported;
                bp->dev->priv_flags |= IFF_SUPP_NOFCS;
        else
                bp->dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_SUPP_NOFCS;
+
+       bp->mac_flags = 0;
+       bnxt_hwrm_mac_qcaps(bp);
+
        if (!fw_dflt)
                return 0;
 
 
 #define BNXT_PHY_FL_BANK_SEL           (PORT_PHY_QCAPS_RESP_FLAGS2_BANK_ADDR_SUPPORTED << 8)
 #define BNXT_PHY_FL_SPEEDS2            (PORT_PHY_QCAPS_RESP_FLAGS2_SPEEDS2_SUPPORTED << 8)
 
+       /* copied from flags in hwrm_port_mac_qcaps_output */
+       u8                      mac_flags;
+#define BNXT_MAC_FL_NO_MAC_LPBK                \
+       PORT_MAC_QCAPS_RESP_FLAGS_LOCAL_LPBK_NOT_SUPPORTED
+
        u8                      num_tests;
        struct bnxt_test_info   *test_info;
 
 
                bnxt_close_nic(bp, true, false);
                bnxt_run_fw_tests(bp, test_mask, &test_results);
 
-               buf[BNXT_MACLPBK_TEST_IDX] = 1;
-               bnxt_hwrm_mac_loopback(bp, true);
-               msleep(250);
                rc = bnxt_half_open_nic(bp);
                if (rc) {
-                       bnxt_hwrm_mac_loopback(bp, false);
                        etest->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
                        return;
                }
+               buf[BNXT_MACLPBK_TEST_IDX] = 1;
+               if (bp->mac_flags & BNXT_MAC_FL_NO_MAC_LPBK)
+                       goto skip_mac_loopback;
+
+               bnxt_hwrm_mac_loopback(bp, true);
+               msleep(250);
                if (bnxt_run_loopback(bp))
                        etest->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
                else
                        buf[BNXT_MACLPBK_TEST_IDX] = 0;
 
                bnxt_hwrm_mac_loopback(bp, false);
+skip_mac_loopback:
                buf[BNXT_PHYLPBK_TEST_IDX] = 1;
                if (bp->phy_flags & BNXT_PHY_FL_NO_PHY_LPBK)
                        goto skip_phy_loopback;