diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index b7ddd4f..ca14104 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-
  *   BSD LICENSE
  *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2016 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright(c) 2010-2017 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  *   All rights reserved.
  *
  *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -4066,6 +4066,12 @@ rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_mac_addr(uint8_t port, uint16_t vf,
 	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port];
 	rte_eth_dev_info_get(port, &dev_info);
 
+	if (!strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe"))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
+	if (strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe_vf"))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
 	if (vf >= dev_info.max_vfs)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -4564,6 +4570,12 @@ rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_vlan_anti_spoof(uint8_t port, uint16_t vf, uint8_t on)
 	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port];
 	rte_eth_dev_info_get(port, &dev_info);
 
+	if (!strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe"))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
+	if (strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe_vf"))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
 	if (vf >= dev_info.max_vfs)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -4591,6 +4603,12 @@ rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_mac_anti_spoof(uint8_t port, uint16_t vf, uint8_t on)
 	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port];
 	rte_eth_dev_info_get(port, &dev_info);
 
+	if (!strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe"))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
+	if (strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe_vf"))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
 	if (vf >= dev_info.max_vfs)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -4617,10 +4635,16 @@ rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_vlan_insert(uint8_t port, uint16_t vf, uint16_t vlan_id)
 	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port];
 	rte_eth_dev_info_get(port, &dev_info);
 
+	if (!strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe"))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
+	if (strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe_vf"))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
 	if (vf >= dev_info.max_vfs)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (vlan_id > 4095)
+	if (vlan_id > ETHER_MAX_VLAN_ID)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	hw = IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
@@ -4643,10 +4667,18 @@ rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_tx_loopback(uint8_t port, uint8_t on)
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw;
 	uint32_t ctrl;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
 
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port, -ENODEV);
 
 	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port];
+	rte_eth_dev_info_get(port, &dev_info);
+
+	if (!strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe"))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
+	if (strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe_vf"))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
 
 	if (on > 1)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -4672,10 +4704,18 @@ rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_all_queues_drop_en(uint8_t port, uint8_t on)
 	int i;
 	int num_queues = (int)(IXGBE_QDE_IDX_MASK >> IXGBE_QDE_IDX_SHIFT);
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
 
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port, -ENODEV);
 
 	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port];
+	rte_eth_dev_info_get(port, &dev_info);
+
+	if (!strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe"))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
+	if (strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe_vf"))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
 
 	if (on > 1)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -4704,6 +4744,12 @@ rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_split_drop_en(uint8_t port, uint16_t vf, uint8_t on)
 	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port];
 	rte_eth_dev_info_get(port, &dev_info);
 
+	if (!strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe"))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
+	if (strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe_vf"))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
 	/* only support VF's 0 to 63 */
 	if ((vf >= dev_info.max_vfs) || (vf > 63))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -4736,6 +4782,12 @@ rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_vlan_stripq(uint8_t port, uint16_t vf, uint8_t on)
 	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port];
 	rte_eth_dev_info_get(port, &dev_info);
 
+	if (!strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe"))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
+	if (strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe_vf"))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
 	if (vf >= dev_info.max_vfs)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -4775,6 +4827,9 @@ rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_rxmode(uint8_t port, uint16_t vf, uint16_t rx_mask, uint8_t
 	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port];
 	rte_eth_dev_info_get(port, &dev_info);
 
+	if (!strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe"))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
 	if (strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe_vf"))
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 
@@ -4822,6 +4877,9 @@ rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_rx(uint8_t port, uint16_t vf, uint8_t on)
 	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port];
 	rte_eth_dev_info_get(port, &dev_info);
 
+	if (!strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe"))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
 	if (strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe_vf"))
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 
@@ -4873,6 +4931,9 @@ rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_tx(uint8_t port, uint16_t vf, uint8_t on)
 	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port];
 	rte_eth_dev_info_get(port, &dev_info);
 
+	if (!strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe"))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
 	if (strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe_vf"))
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 
@@ -4922,6 +4983,9 @@ rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_vlan_filter(uint8_t port, uint16_t vlan,
 	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port];
 	rte_eth_dev_info_get(port, &dev_info);
 
+	if (!strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe"))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
 	if (strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe_vf"))
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 
@@ -4965,6 +5029,9 @@ int rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_rate_limit(uint8_t port, uint16_t vf,
 	rte_eth_dev_info_get(port, &dev_info);
 	rte_eth_link_get_nowait(port, &link);
 
+	if (!strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe"))
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
 	if (strstr(dev_info.driver_name, "ixgbe_vf"))
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 
