diff --git a/hw/net/e1000e_core.c b/hw/net/e1000e_core.c
index 9b76f82db5..d110c5a1bb 100644
--- a/hw/net/e1000e_core.c
+++ b/hw/net/e1000e_core.c
@@ -2813,12 +2813,15 @@ e1000e_set_eitr(E1000ECore *core, int index, uint32_t val)
 static void
 e1000e_set_psrctl(E1000ECore *core, int index, uint32_t val)
 {
-    if ((val & E1000_PSRCTL_BSIZE0_MASK) == 0) {
-        hw_error("e1000e: PSRCTL.BSIZE0 cannot be zero");
-    }
+    if (core->mac[RCTL] & E1000_RCTL_DTYP_MASK) {
 
-    if ((val & E1000_PSRCTL_BSIZE1_MASK) == 0) {
-        hw_error("e1000e: PSRCTL.BSIZE1 cannot be zero");
+        if ((val & E1000_PSRCTL_BSIZE0_MASK) == 0) {
+            hw_error("e1000e: PSRCTL.BSIZE0 cannot be zero");
+        }
+
+        if ((val & E1000_PSRCTL_BSIZE1_MASK) == 0) {
+            hw_error("e1000e: PSRCTL.BSIZE1 cannot be zero");
+        }
     }
 
     core->mac[PSRCTL] = val;