diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index ddc22557155b..2928ce7653eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -5179,6 +5179,7 @@ static void ixgbe_fdir_filter_restore(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	struct hlist_node *node2;
 	struct ixgbe_fdir_filter *filter;
+	u64 action;
 
 	spin_lock(&adapter->fdir_perfect_lock);
 
@@ -5187,12 +5188,17 @@ static void ixgbe_fdir_filter_restore(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(filter, node2,
 				  &adapter->fdir_filter_list, fdir_node) {
+		action = filter->action;
+		if (action != IXGBE_FDIR_DROP_QUEUE && action != 0)
+			action =
+			(action >> ETHTOOL_RX_FLOW_SPEC_RING_VF_OFF) - 1;
+
 		ixgbe_fdir_write_perfect_filter_82599(hw,
 				&filter->filter,
 				filter->sw_idx,
-				(filter->action == IXGBE_FDIR_DROP_QUEUE) ?
+				(action == IXGBE_FDIR_DROP_QUEUE) ?
 				IXGBE_FDIR_DROP_QUEUE :
-				adapter->rx_ring[filter->action]->reg_idx);
+				adapter->rx_ring[action]->reg_idx);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock(&adapter->fdir_perfect_lock);