diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 7cb0548d17a3..56cbe00126bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -3570,19 +3570,34 @@ static int virtnet_get_rxfh(struct net_device *dev, u32 *indir, u8 *key, u8 *hfu
 static int virtnet_set_rxfh(struct net_device *dev, const u32 *indir, const u8 *key, const u8 hfunc)
 {
 	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
+	bool update = false;
 	int i;
 
 	if (hfunc != ETH_RSS_HASH_NO_CHANGE && hfunc != ETH_RSS_HASH_TOP)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	if (indir) {
+		if (!vi->has_rss)
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 		for (i = 0; i < vi->rss_indir_table_size; ++i)
 			vi->ctrl->rss.indirection_table[i] = indir[i];
+		update = true;
 	}
-	if (key)
-		memcpy(vi->ctrl->rss.key, key, vi->rss_key_size);
+	if (key) {
+		/* If either _F_HASH_REPORT or _F_RSS are negotiated, the
+		 * device provides hash calculation capabilities, that is,
+		 * hash_key is configured.
+		 */
+		if (!vi->has_rss && !vi->has_rss_hash_report)
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	virtnet_commit_rss_command(vi);
+		memcpy(vi->ctrl->rss.key, key, vi->rss_key_size);
+		update = true;
+	}
+
+	if (update)
+		virtnet_commit_rss_command(vi);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -4491,13 +4506,15 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_REPORT))
 		vi->has_rss_hash_report = true;
 
-	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_RSS))
+	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_RSS)) {
 		vi->has_rss = true;
 
-	if (vi->has_rss || vi->has_rss_hash_report) {
 		vi->rss_indir_table_size =
 			virtio_cread16(vdev, offsetof(struct virtio_net_config,
 				rss_max_indirection_table_length));
+	}
+
+	if (vi->has_rss || vi->has_rss_hash_report) {
 		vi->rss_key_size =
 			virtio_cread8(vdev, offsetof(struct virtio_net_config, rss_max_key_size));