diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index 2bc4dd0dbbf1..c78448daa7a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ struct i40e_pf {
 #define I40E_FLAG_TEMP_LINK_POLLING		BIT_ULL(55)
 #define I40E_FLAG_CLIENT_L2_CHANGE		BIT_ULL(56)
 #define I40E_FLAG_LEGACY_RX			BIT_ULL(58)
+#define I40E_FLAG_SOURCE_PRUNING_DISABLED	BIT_ULL(59)
 
 	struct i40e_client_instance *cinst;
 	bool stat_offsets_loaded;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
index 1136d02e2e95..6203d362438c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ static const struct i40e_priv_flags i40e_gstrings_priv_flags[] = {
 	I40E_PRIV_FLAG("veb-stats", I40E_FLAG_VEB_STATS_ENABLED, 0),
 	I40E_PRIV_FLAG("hw-atr-eviction", I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_ENABLED, 0),
 	I40E_PRIV_FLAG("legacy-rx", I40E_FLAG_LEGACY_RX, 0),
+	I40E_PRIV_FLAG("disable-source-pruning",
+		       I40E_FLAG_SOURCE_PRUNING_DISABLED, 0),
 };
 
 #define I40E_PRIV_FLAGS_STR_LEN ARRAY_SIZE(i40e_gstrings_priv_flags)
@@ -4189,8 +4191,9 @@ static int i40e_set_priv_flags(struct net_device *dev, u32 flags)
 	/* Issue reset to cause things to take effect, as additional bits
 	 * are added we will need to create a mask of bits requiring reset
 	 */
-	if ((changed_flags & I40E_FLAG_VEB_STATS_ENABLED) ||
-	    ((changed_flags & I40E_FLAG_LEGACY_RX) && netif_running(dev)))
+	if (changed_flags & (I40E_FLAG_VEB_STATS_ENABLED |
+			     I40E_FLAG_LEGACY_RX |
+			     I40E_FLAG_SOURCE_PRUNING_DISABLED))
 		i40e_do_reset(pf, BIT(__I40E_PF_RESET_REQUESTED), true);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 3f9e89b054ec..b539469f576f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -9903,6 +9903,31 @@ static int i40e_add_vsi(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 
 		enabled_tc = i40e_pf_get_tc_map(pf);
 
+		/* Source pruning is enabled by default, so the flag is
+		 * negative logic - if it's set, we need to fiddle with
+		 * the VSI to disable source pruning.
+		 */
+		if (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_SOURCE_PRUNING_DISABLED) {
+			memset(&ctxt, 0, sizeof(ctxt));
+			ctxt.seid = pf->main_vsi_seid;
+			ctxt.pf_num = pf->hw.pf_id;
+			ctxt.vf_num = 0;
+			ctxt.info.valid_sections |=
+				     cpu_to_le16(I40E_AQ_VSI_PROP_SWITCH_VALID);
+			ctxt.info.switch_id =
+				   cpu_to_le16(I40E_AQ_VSI_SW_ID_FLAG_LOCAL_LB);
+			ret = i40e_aq_update_vsi_params(hw, &ctxt, NULL);
+			if (ret) {
+				dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+					 "update vsi failed, err %s aq_err %s\n",
+					 i40e_stat_str(&pf->hw, ret),
+					 i40e_aq_str(&pf->hw,
+						     pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status));
+				ret = -ENOENT;
+				goto err;
+			}
+		}
+
 		/* MFP mode setup queue map and update VSI */
 		if ((pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_MFP_ENABLED) &&
 		    !(pf->hw.func_caps.iscsi)) { /* NIC type PF */