diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index b1a16fb9667e9d..42ec28e2983483 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -4226,6 +4226,21 @@ int mlx5e_get_vf_stats(struct net_device *dev,
 }
 #endif
 
+static bool mlx5e_gre_tunnel_inner_proto_offload_supported(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
+							   struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	switch (skb->inner_protocol) {
+	case htons(ETH_P_IP):
+	case htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
+	case htons(ETH_P_TEB):
+		return true;
+	case htons(ETH_P_MPLS_UC):
+	case htons(ETH_P_MPLS_MC):
+		return MLX5_CAP_ETH(mdev, tunnel_stateless_mpls_over_gre);
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 static netdev_features_t mlx5e_tunnel_features_check(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 						     struct sk_buff *skb,
 						     netdev_features_t features)
@@ -4248,7 +4263,9 @@ static netdev_features_t mlx5e_tunnel_features_check(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 
 	switch (proto) {
 	case IPPROTO_GRE:
-		return features;
+		if (mlx5e_gre_tunnel_inner_proto_offload_supported(priv->mdev, skb))
+			return features;
+		break;
 	case IPPROTO_IPIP:
 	case IPPROTO_IPV6:
 		if (mlx5e_tunnel_proto_supported(priv->mdev, IPPROTO_IPIP))