diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index dd2d2a5fef15..8a97640cdfe7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -1788,6 +1788,10 @@ static int bnxt_rx_pkt(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_cp_ring_info *cpr,
 	if (!RX_CMP_VALID(rxcmp1, tmp_raw_cons))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
+	/* The valid test of the entry must be done first before
+	 * reading any further.
+	 */
+	dma_rmb();
 	prod = rxr->rx_prod;
 
 	if (cmp_type == CMP_TYPE_RX_L2_TPA_START_CMP) {
@@ -2010,6 +2014,10 @@ static int bnxt_force_rx_discard(struct bnxt *bp,
 	if (!RX_CMP_VALID(rxcmp1, tmp_raw_cons))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
+	/* The valid test of the entry must be done first before
+	 * reading any further.
+	 */
+	dma_rmb();
 	cmp_type = RX_CMP_TYPE(rxcmp);
 	if (cmp_type == CMP_TYPE_RX_L2_CMP) {
 		rxcmp1->rx_cmp_cfa_code_errors_v2 |=
@@ -2475,6 +2483,10 @@ static int bnxt_poll_nitroa0(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 		if (!TX_CMP_VALID(txcmp, raw_cons))
 			break;
 
+		/* The valid test of the entry must be done first before
+		 * reading any further.
+		 */
+		dma_rmb();
 		if ((TX_CMP_TYPE(txcmp) & 0x30) == 0x10) {
 			tmp_raw_cons = NEXT_RAW_CMP(raw_cons);
 			cp_cons = RING_CMP(tmp_raw_cons);
@@ -10792,6 +10804,9 @@ static bool bnxt_rfs_supported(struct bnxt *bp)
 			return true;
 		return false;
 	}
+	/* 212 firmware is broken for aRFS */
+	if (BNXT_FW_MAJ(bp) == 212)
+		return false;
 	if (BNXT_PF(bp) && !BNXT_CHIP_TYPE_NITRO_A0(bp))
 		return true;
 	if (bp->flags & BNXT_FLAG_NEW_RSS_CAP)