diff --git a/examples/flow_filtering/main.c b/examples/flow_filtering/main.c
index a73d120e35..27e287ae74 100644
--- a/examples/flow_filtering/main.c
+++ b/examples/flow_filtering/main.c
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ init_port(void)
 	struct rte_eth_rxconf rxq_conf;
 	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
 
+	rte_eth_dev_info_get(port_id, &dev_info);
+	port_conf.txmode.offloads &= dev_info.rx_offload_capa;
 	printf(":: initializing port: %d\n", port_id);
 	ret = rte_eth_dev_configure(port_id,
 				nr_queues, nr_queues, &port_conf);
@@ -145,7 +147,6 @@ init_port(void)
 			ret, port_id);
 	}
 
-	rte_eth_dev_info_get(port_id, &dev_info);
 	rxq_conf = dev_info.default_rxconf;
 	rxq_conf.offloads = port_conf.rxmode.offloads;
 	/* only set Rx queues: something we care only so far */