diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c
index 19da9dc8dafb..f28f7feb39a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ethtool.c
@@ -1446,7 +1446,8 @@ static int igc_add_ethtool_nfc_entry(struct igc_adapter *adapter,
 
 	if ((fsp->flow_type & FLOW_EXT) && fsp->m_ext.vlan_tci) {
 		if (fsp->m_ext.vlan_tci != htons(VLAN_PRIO_MASK)) {
-			err = -EINVAL;
+			netdev_dbg(netdev, "VLAN mask not supported\n");
+			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 			goto err_out;
 		}
 		input->filter.vlan_tci = fsp->h_ext.vlan_tci;