diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index 6eb21ab..cdde3cc2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -408,6 +408,8 @@ struct i40e_pf {
 #define I40E_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED			BIT_ULL(20)
 #define I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED			BIT_ULL(21)
 #define I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED		BIT_ULL(22)
+#define I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_AUTO_DISABLED		BIT_ULL(23)
+#define I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_AUTO_DISABLED		BIT_ULL(24)
 #define I40E_FLAG_PTP				BIT_ULL(25)
 #define I40E_FLAG_MFP_ENABLED			BIT_ULL(26)
 #define I40E_FLAG_UDP_FILTER_SYNC		BIT_ULL(27)
@@ -440,13 +442,6 @@ struct i40e_pf {
 #define I40E_FLAG_WOL_MC_MAGIC_PKT_WAKE		BIT_ULL(57)
 #define I40E_FLAG_LEGACY_RX			BIT_ULL(58)
 
-	/* Tracks features that are disabled due to hw limitations.
-	 * If a bit is set here, it means that the corresponding
-	 * bit in the 'flags' field is cleared i.e that feature
-	 * is disabled
-	 */
-	u64 hw_disabled_flags;
-
 	struct i40e_client_instance *cinst;
 	bool stat_offsets_loaded;
 	struct i40e_hw_port_stats stats;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
index b1064c6..7a8eb48 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
@@ -3643,7 +3643,7 @@ static int i40e_add_fdir_ethtool(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 	if (!(pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	if (pf->hw_disabled_flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED)
+	if (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_AUTO_DISABLED)
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
 	if (test_bit(__I40E_RESET_RECOVERY_PENDING, pf->state) ||
@@ -4086,12 +4086,12 @@ static int i40e_set_priv_flags(struct net_device *dev, u32 flags)
 	/* Flush current ATR settings if ATR was disabled */
 	if ((changed_flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED) &&
 	    !(pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED)) {
-		pf->hw_disabled_flags |= I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED;
+		pf->flags |= I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_AUTO_DISABLED;
 		set_bit(__I40E_FD_FLUSH_REQUESTED, pf->state);
 	}
 
 	/* Only allow ATR evict on hardware that is capable of handling it */
-	if (pf->hw_disabled_flags & I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE)
+	if (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE)
 		pf->flags &= ~I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE;
 
 	if (changed_flags & I40E_FLAG_TRUE_PROMISC_SUPPORT) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index e2610eb..dd9d727 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -1050,13 +1050,13 @@ static void i40e_update_pf_stats(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 			   &osd->rx_lpi_count, &nsd->rx_lpi_count);
 
 	if (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED &&
-	    !(pf->hw_disabled_flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED))
+	    !(pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_AUTO_DISABLED))
 		nsd->fd_sb_status = true;
 	else
 		nsd->fd_sb_status = false;
 
 	if (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED &&
-	    !(pf->hw_disabled_flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED))
+	    !(pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_AUTO_DISABLED))
 		nsd->fd_atr_status = true;
 	else
 		nsd->fd_atr_status = false;
@@ -6078,31 +6078,30 @@ void i40e_fdir_check_and_reenable(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 	if (test_bit(__I40E_FD_FLUSH_REQUESTED, pf->state))
 		return;
 
-	/* Check if, FD SB or ATR was auto disabled and if there is enough room
-	 * to re-enable
-	 */
+	/* Check if we have enough room to re-enable FDir SB capability. */
 	fcnt_prog = i40e_get_global_fd_count(pf);
 	fcnt_avail = pf->fdir_pf_filter_count;
 	if ((fcnt_prog < (fcnt_avail - I40E_FDIR_BUFFER_HEAD_ROOM)) ||
 	    (pf->fd_add_err == 0) ||
 	    (i40e_get_current_atr_cnt(pf) < pf->fd_atr_cnt)) {
-		if ((pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED) &&
-		    (pf->hw_disabled_flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED)) {
-			pf->hw_disabled_flags &= ~I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED;
-			if (I40E_DEBUG_FD & pf->hw.debug_mask)
+		if (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_AUTO_DISABLED) {
+			pf->flags &= ~I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_AUTO_DISABLED;
+			if ((pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED) &&
+			    (I40E_DEBUG_FD & pf->hw.debug_mask))
 				dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "FD Sideband/ntuple is being enabled since we have space in the table now\n");
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Wait for some more space to be available to turn on ATR. We also
-	 * must check that no existing ntuple rules for TCP are in effect
+	/* We should wait for even more space before re-enabling ATR.
+	 * Additionally, we cannot enable ATR as long as we still have TCP SB
+	 * rules active.
 	 */
-	if (fcnt_prog < (fcnt_avail - I40E_FDIR_BUFFER_HEAD_ROOM * 2)) {
-		if ((pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED) &&
-		    (pf->hw_disabled_flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED) &&
-		    (pf->fd_tcp4_filter_cnt == 0)) {
-			pf->hw_disabled_flags &= ~I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED;
-			if (I40E_DEBUG_FD & pf->hw.debug_mask)
+	if ((fcnt_prog < (fcnt_avail - I40E_FDIR_BUFFER_HEAD_ROOM_FOR_ATR)) &&
+	    (pf->fd_tcp4_filter_cnt == 0)) {
+		if (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_AUTO_DISABLED) {
+			pf->flags &= ~I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_AUTO_DISABLED;
+			if ((pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED) &&
+			    (I40E_DEBUG_FD & pf->hw.debug_mask))
 				dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "ATR is being enabled since we have space in the table and there are no conflicting ntuple rules\n");
 		}
 	}
@@ -6153,7 +6152,7 @@ static void i40e_fdir_flush_and_replay(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 	}
 
 	pf->fd_flush_timestamp = jiffies;
-	pf->hw_disabled_flags |= I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED;
+	pf->flags |= I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_AUTO_DISABLED;
 	/* flush all filters */
 	wr32(&pf->hw, I40E_PFQF_CTL_1,
 	     I40E_PFQF_CTL_1_CLEARFDTABLE_MASK);
@@ -6173,7 +6172,7 @@ static void i40e_fdir_flush_and_replay(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 		/* replay sideband filters */
 		i40e_fdir_filter_restore(pf->vsi[pf->lan_vsi]);
 		if (!disable_atr && !pf->fd_tcp4_filter_cnt)
-			pf->hw_disabled_flags &= ~I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED;
+			pf->flags &= ~I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_AUTO_DISABLED;
 		clear_bit(__I40E_FD_FLUSH_REQUESTED, pf->state);
 		if (I40E_DEBUG_FD & pf->hw.debug_mask)
 			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "FD Filter table flushed and FD-SB replayed.\n");
@@ -8822,9 +8821,9 @@ static int i40e_sw_init(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 		    (pf->hw.aq.api_min_ver > 4))) {
 		/* Supported in FW API version higher than 1.4 */
 		pf->flags |= I40E_FLAG_GENEVE_OFFLOAD_CAPABLE;
-		pf->hw_disabled_flags = I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE;
+		pf->flags = I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE;
 	} else {
-		pf->hw_disabled_flags = I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE;
+		pf->flags = I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE;
 	}
 
 	pf->eeprom_version = 0xDEAD;
@@ -8884,16 +8883,16 @@ bool i40e_set_ntuple(struct i40e_pf *pf, netdev_features_t features)
 			need_reset = true;
 			i40e_fdir_filter_exit(pf);
 		}
-		pf->flags &= ~I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED;
-		pf->hw_disabled_flags &= ~I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED;
+		pf->flags &= ~(I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED |
+			       I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_AUTO_DISABLED);
 		/* reset fd counters */
 		pf->fd_add_err = 0;
 		pf->fd_atr_cnt = 0;
 		/* if ATR was auto disabled it can be re-enabled. */
-		if ((pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED) &&
-		    (pf->hw_disabled_flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED)) {
-			pf->hw_disabled_flags &= ~I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED;
-			if (I40E_DEBUG_FD & pf->hw.debug_mask)
+		if (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_AUTO_DISABLED) {
+			pf->flags &= ~I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_AUTO_DISABLED;
+			if ((pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED) &&
+			    (I40E_DEBUG_FD & pf->hw.debug_mask))
 				dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "ATR re-enabled.\n");
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index a975754..1d39825 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -333,15 +333,9 @@ static int i40e_add_del_fdir_tcpv4(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 		if ((pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED) &&
 		    I40E_DEBUG_FD & pf->hw.debug_mask)
 			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "Forcing ATR off, sideband rules for TCP/IPv4 flow being applied\n");
-		pf->hw_disabled_flags |= I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED;
+		pf->flags |= I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_AUTO_DISABLED;
 	} else {
 		pf->fd_tcp4_filter_cnt--;
-		if (pf->fd_tcp4_filter_cnt == 0) {
-			if ((pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED) &&
-			    I40E_DEBUG_FD & pf->hw.debug_mask)
-				dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "ATR re-enabled due to no sideband TCP/IPv4 rules\n");
-			pf->hw_disabled_flags &= ~I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED;
-		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -597,8 +591,8 @@ static void i40e_fd_handle_status(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring,
 		pf->fd_atr_cnt = i40e_get_current_atr_cnt(pf);
 
 		if ((rx_desc->wb.qword0.hi_dword.fd_id == 0) &&
-		    (pf->hw_disabled_flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED)) {
-			pf->hw_disabled_flags |= I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED;
+		    pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_AUTO_DISABLED) {
+			pf->flags |= I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_AUTO_DISABLED;
 			set_bit(__I40E_FD_FLUSH_REQUESTED, pf->state);
 		}
 
@@ -611,12 +605,10 @@ static void i40e_fd_handle_status(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring,
 		 */
 		if (fcnt_prog >= (fcnt_avail - I40E_FDIR_BUFFER_FULL_MARGIN)) {
 			if ((pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED) &&
-			    !(pf->hw_disabled_flags &
-				     I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED)) {
+			    !(pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_AUTO_DISABLED)) {
+				pf->flags |= I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_AUTO_DISABLED;
 				if (I40E_DEBUG_FD & pf->hw.debug_mask)
 					dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "FD filter space full, new ntuple rules will not be added\n");
-				pf->hw_disabled_flags |=
-							I40E_FLAG_FD_SB_ENABLED;
 			}
 		}
 	} else if (error == BIT(I40E_RX_PROG_STATUS_DESC_NO_FD_ENTRY_SHIFT)) {
@@ -2311,7 +2303,7 @@ static void i40e_atr(struct i40e_ring *tx_ring, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (!(pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED))
 		return;
 
-	if ((pf->hw_disabled_flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED))
+	if (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_AUTO_DISABLED)
 		return;
 
 	/* if sampling is disabled do nothing */
@@ -2345,7 +2337,7 @@ static void i40e_atr(struct i40e_ring *tx_ring, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	th = (struct tcphdr *)(hdr.network + hlen);
 
 	/* Due to lack of space, no more new filters can be programmed */
-	if (th->syn && (pf->hw_disabled_flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_ENABLED))
+	if (th->syn && (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FD_ATR_AUTO_DISABLED))
 		return;
 	if (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_HW_ATR_EVICT_CAPABLE) {
 		/* HW ATR eviction will take care of removing filters on FIN
