diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index a30ded73bba16..e4c8c681a3afb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -10668,6 +10668,9 @@ static bool bnxt_rfs_supported(struct bnxt *bp)
 			return true;
 		return false;
 	}
+	/* 212 firmware is broken for aRFS */
+	if (BNXT_FW_MAJ(bp) == 212)
+		return false;
 	if (BNXT_PF(bp) && !BNXT_CHIP_TYPE_NITRO_A0(bp))
 		return true;
 	if (bp->flags & BNXT_FLAG_NEW_RSS_CAP)