diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
index 674cf9d13b98..8984c4938881 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
@@ -930,6 +930,14 @@ static inline bool is_ipv4_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP) && ip_hdr(skb)->version == 4;
 }
 
+static inline bool is_ipv6_ext_hdr(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	if (ip_hdr(skb)->version == 6)
+		return ipv6_ext_hdr(ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr);
+	else
+		return false;
+}
+
 #define be_error_recovering(adapter)	\
 		(adapter->flags & BE_FLAGS_TRY_RECOVERY)
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index 319eee36649b..0e3d9f39a807 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -5089,6 +5089,20 @@ static netdev_features_t be_features_check(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct be_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(dev);
 	u8 l4_hdr = 0;
 
+	if (skb_is_gso(skb)) {
+		/* IPv6 TSO requests with extension hdrs are a problem
+		 * to Lancer and BE3 HW. Disable TSO6 feature.
+		 */
+		if (!skyhawk_chip(adapter) && is_ipv6_ext_hdr(skb))
+			features &= ~NETIF_F_TSO6;
+
+		/* Lancer cannot handle the packet with MSS less than 256.
+		 * Disable the GSO support in such cases
+		 */
+		if (lancer_chip(adapter) && skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size < 256)
+			features &= ~NETIF_F_GSO_MASK;
+	}
+
 	/* The code below restricts offload features for some tunneled and
 	 * Q-in-Q packets.
 	 * Offload features for normal (non tunnel) packets are unchanged.