diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_ethtool.c
index a961aa30f536..1eec2cd657ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_ethtool.c
@@ -525,17 +525,15 @@ static int nicvf_set_rxfh(struct net_device *dev, const u32 *indir,
 	struct nicvf_rss_info *rss = &nic->rss_info;
 	int idx;
 
-	if ((nic->qs->rq_cnt <= 1) || (nic->cpi_alg != CPI_ALG_NONE)) {
-		rss->enable = false;
-		rss->hash_bits = 0;
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
-	/* We do not allow change in unsupported parameters */
 	if (hfunc != ETH_RSS_HASH_NO_CHANGE && hfunc != ETH_RSS_HASH_TOP)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	rss->enable = true;
+	if (!rss->enable) {
+		netdev_err(nic->netdev,
+			   "RSS is disabled, cannot change settings\n");
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
 	if (indir) {
 		for (idx = 0; idx < rss->rss_size; idx++)
 			rss->ind_tbl[idx] = indir[idx];
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c
index d4ad36e6bac0..afd8ad497140 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ static int nicvf_rss_init(struct nicvf *nic)
 
 	nicvf_get_rss_size(nic);
 
-	if ((nic->qs->rq_cnt <= 1) || (cpi_alg != CPI_ALG_NONE)) {
+	if (cpi_alg != CPI_ALG_NONE) {
 		rss->enable = false;
 		rss->hash_bits = 0;
 		return 0;
@@ -416,6 +416,34 @@ static void nicvf_snd_pkt_handler(struct net_device *netdev,
 	}
 }
 
+static inline void nicvf_set_rxhash(struct net_device *netdev,
+				    struct cqe_rx_t *cqe_rx,
+				    struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	u8 hash_type;
+	u32 hash;
+
+	if (!(netdev->features & NETIF_F_RXHASH))
+		return;
+
+	switch (cqe_rx->rss_alg) {
+	case RSS_ALG_TCP_IP:
+	case RSS_ALG_UDP_IP:
+		hash_type = PKT_HASH_TYPE_L4;
+		hash = cqe_rx->rss_tag;
+		break;
+	case RSS_ALG_IP:
+		hash_type = PKT_HASH_TYPE_L3;
+		hash = cqe_rx->rss_tag;
+		break;
+	default:
+		hash_type = PKT_HASH_TYPE_NONE;
+		hash = 0;
+	}
+
+	skb_set_hash(skb, hash, hash_type);
+}
+
 static void nicvf_rcv_pkt_handler(struct net_device *netdev,
 				  struct napi_struct *napi,
 				  struct cmp_queue *cq,
@@ -451,6 +479,8 @@ static void nicvf_rcv_pkt_handler(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 	nicvf_set_rx_frame_cnt(nic, skb);
 
+	nicvf_set_rxhash(netdev, cqe_rx, skb);
+
 	skb_record_rx_queue(skb, cqe_rx->rq_idx);
 	if (netdev->hw_features & NETIF_F_RXCSUM) {
 		/* HW by default verifies TCP/UDP/SCTP checksums */
@@ -1272,7 +1302,8 @@ static int nicvf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		goto err_free_netdev;
 
 	netdev->features |= (NETIF_F_RXCSUM | NETIF_F_IP_CSUM | NETIF_F_SG |
-			     NETIF_F_TSO | NETIF_F_GRO);
+			     NETIF_F_TSO | NETIF_F_GRO | NETIF_F_RXHASH);
+
 	netdev->hw_features = netdev->features;
 
 	netdev->netdev_ops = &nicvf_netdev_ops;