diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/offload.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/offload.c
index ba8ceedcf6a28a9cac11fb5abc81fee7c897770a..07bdc1f61996b535025c9403f32739225fdc099c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/offload.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/offload.c
@@ -489,14 +489,15 @@ nfp_net_bpf_load(struct nfp_net *nn, struct bpf_prog *prog,
 		 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct nfp_prog *nfp_prog = prog->aux->offload->dev_priv;
-	unsigned int max_mtu, max_stack, max_prog_len;
+	unsigned int fw_mtu, pkt_off, max_stack, max_prog_len;
 	dma_addr_t dma_addr;
 	void *img;
 	int err;
 
-	max_mtu = nn_readb(nn, NFP_NET_CFG_BPF_INL_MTU) * 64 - 32;
-	if (max_mtu < nn->dp.netdev->mtu) {
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "BPF offload not supported with MTU larger than HW packet split boundary");
+	fw_mtu = nn_readb(nn, NFP_NET_CFG_BPF_INL_MTU) * 64 - 32;
+	pkt_off = min(prog->aux->max_pkt_offset, nn->dp.netdev->mtu);
+	if (fw_mtu < pkt_off) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "BPF offload not supported with potential packet access beyond HW packet split boundary");
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}